Quintrex -Fitting Furuno 587
Submitted by trueblue_10 on Fri, 2014-10-17 17:48
Hi all
Final made the mind up and what to fit a Furuno 587 on my 6.1 Ocean Sport Quintrex. Really want to fit the TM260 Transducer. Any experiences with fitting and performance on particularly a Quintrex or similar Ali Boat would be appreciated.
Usually fishing anywhere from 10 to 100 metres but would like to concentrate up to 200 m. Currently have 50/200mhz transducer that came standard with LCX. Has been pretty good up to those those depths at slow speed. I was using it in exmouth a lot at 70 to 100 m range.
black gen
Posts: 762
Date Joined: 13/04/11
I got a 585 with a tm260 on
I got a 585 with a tm260 on a genesis 550
fitted it all myself
can read be bottom at wot 29knots
and have played with the settings a little and can read the bottom well into the high 200s low 300s
comfortably
just did a bit of research about fitting on youtube and made my best guess
i get a bit of a rooster tail but I'm not stressed about that
good luck
pm if u have a question mate
jess
holth
Posts: 812
Date Joined: 09/10/06
Have a trailcraft with
Have a trailcraft with strakes likw the quinny does. My tm260 is positioned between them and l get a good reading up to 20+ knots.
Start getting interference after that but can still read.
Dont have it to low.
sea-kem
Posts: 15043
Date Joined: 30/11/09
Got a TM260 on my Quintrex
Got a TM260 on my Quintrex 540, same as above throws up a bit of a tail but doesn't drench anything. Attached to a 585 , awesome set up. My tranny's about 5mm below the dead rise line and I ended up using one of the shim plates to get the best reading so far.
Love the West!