...depends on where you leave your boat when you're not using it. When my boat sat outside, down the side of the house, I'd remove the sounder/gps after every trip (open centre console, electronics exposed to the elements), but now that it sits in the shed, I leave them connected.
Maybe these newer units are a bit sturdier, but the old Humminbird gps that I had eventually started to suffer broken pins where it connected to the power/antenna, due to constant attachment/detachment. Had to send it to Queensland to fix it in the end.
My advice is to leave them connected all the time, if you can...but if security/exposure is an issue, then you'll have to take them out each trip.
dagree
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Date Joined: 08/12/07
No Problems
hooking them up ledge but just don't turn your sounder on until the boat is in the water.
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David
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David (AKA Grumps)
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what undo those wires which haves screws on em
we leave ours permanetely connected
Paul G
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Fine to leave them in the
Fine to leave them in the boat ,as long as the lite fingered kids don't get it I take mine out after each trip ,to much info on the gps to go lose it.
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Security/exposure...
...depends on where you leave your boat when you're not using it. When my boat sat outside, down the side of the house, I'd remove the sounder/gps after every trip (open centre console, electronics exposed to the elements), but now that it sits in the shed, I leave them connected.
Maybe these newer units are a bit sturdier, but the old Humminbird gps that I had eventually started to suffer broken pins where it connected to the power/antenna, due to constant attachment/detachment. Had to send it to Queensland to fix it in the end.
My advice is to leave them connected all the time, if you can...but if security/exposure is an issue, then you'll have to take them out each trip.