I had recently purchased a Raymarine Dragon Fly 7 pro for my kayak and really loved the clear picture, however after 3 trips and tuning and call to their customer service i was unable to remove the "noise" from the screen. It over took the entire page.
So i returned this item and got the Lowrance Elite 7 TI just downscan for my hobie kayak. I got home, eager to play I plugged it in, and the touchscreen did not work. I made a few posts on facebook only to find out if i hold either battery terminal or either wire, it works. But after a few calls to lowrance i was basically told theres nothing they can do, just install it and it will work on the water.. okay thats great and all, but i want to be able to look at maps and mark way points before tournaments. I have found about 9-10 people with this same issue. A few days later i figured ill exchange it and get the total scan. This unit worked perfect, even found a few extra settings in this one that the downscan didnt have which i thought was odd.. But after 1 trip i was annoying with how large the transducer is on a kayak. So back that went for another DI unit .. well.. got home last night.. touchscreen doesnt work again.. until i hold the wires.
Lowrance had no explanation for me on how to better the ground for this unit in my kayak. Just said put it in the water. which i have heard from others works again, buts thats besides the point for a 700$ unit.
Anyway. im kinda irritated by the issues, and have exhausted myself researching other units.
Im torn between keeping this TI and using it just on the water.
Getting a Hook 7
Garmin Echompa 73dv
Or hummingbird helix 7 DI
My hobie kayak has a special area to take lowrance transducers with a protective cover in the bottom of the hull, they also make adapters for HB
What are you guys thoughts on either how to fix my current unit.. or should i go with Gamrin, HB??
