FCV295

G

GWB

Furuno Fan

• Jul 12, 2017

• #1

I have a customer who would like to use a FCV295 on his 22' boat. He would like a transom mount transducer and will use it in mostly 300' water. He is looking for bottom hardness discrimination and of course the ability to see fish. Any recommendations for this? Thanks

 

M

Melville

Guest

• Jul 13, 2017

• #2

He could use our TM275LH-W transducer with the FCV295. But the 295 does not offer bottom discrimination. I would recommend the FCV588 with the appropriate BD transducer.

 

G

GWB

Furuno Fan

• Jul 13, 2017

• #3

Thanks Melville. The FCV295 with TM275LH-W should show tails for bottom hardness though, correct?

 

G

GWB

Furuno Fan

• Jul 13, 2017

• #4

I guess I'm a little confused. The TM275LH-W is a wide beam chirp transducer, but the FCV295 does not have chirp unless I'm mistaken. Will this transducer show tails for bottom hardness and still give decent fishfinding performance....is it a compromise on both bottom hardness discrimination and fish finding ability
Thanks for your help

 

M

Melville

Guest

• Jul 14, 2017

• #5

The only Transom mount that is not a diplex unit is that CHIRP. The 295 is not CHIRP, but will operate that transducer and allow you to fine tune the frequency.
If he insists on transom mount and an FCV295 I do not believe there is much choice.

 

S

Snips

Guest

• Jul 14, 2017

• #6

GWB,
Please let me add a couple of thoughts here. The 275 is a very low "Q" transducer and as such doesn't show bottom tails very well. One thought would be to use a CA50/200-1T and make a transom bracket for it.

Snips