Well, I have had my current boat for about 2 years. Awesome boat. Excellent electronics including an HDS8 at the helm with a radar and an Airmar transducer. One thing that has been an issue since the first time that I used it fishing is that I have difficulty seeing the HDS screen from the back of the boat in the cockpit area. It is tough to see through the windows to the front where the screen is located, especially when it is sunny and there is a glare.
I thought that I would get used to it, but I finally decided that I needed to install a second unit, networked with the first, outside in the cockpit area.
I was able to find a used HDS5x and a Structure Scan at Harbour Chandler. The Structure Scan was necessary to use as an expansion port for the Ethernet cables since I have radar and there is only one Ethernet port on the back of the HDS8.
This is where I am going to put it, just above my outside, starboard window:
I thought that I would get used to it, but I finally decided that I needed to install a second unit, networked with the first, outside in the cockpit area.
I was able to find a used HDS5x and a Structure Scan at Harbour Chandler. The Structure Scan was necessary to use as an expansion port for the Ethernet cables since I have radar and there is only one Ethernet port on the back of the HDS8.
This is where I am going to put it, just above my outside, starboard window: