www.iFourWinns.com

My depth gauge doesnt seem to be reading the depths correct? Is there a way to reset or recaliberate it? Seems to me it showing a shallow reading.

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Tony

2008 FS 5.7ltr 300HP DP
2007 Yukon Denali
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ
1995 Polaris 650

All the time, or intermittently? It's important to keep the transducer reasonably clean. Even air bubbles or a passing leaf can throw them off.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

pretty much all the time

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Tony

2008 FS 5.7ltr 300HP DP
2007 Yukon Denali
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ
1995 Polaris 650

Is it set to display fathoms by chance?

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2005, 268 Vista, Table Rock Lake "Choices II"

Not sure...do you know how to check it and change if it is?

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Tony

2008 FS 5.7ltr 300HP DP
2007 Yukon Denali
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ
1995 Polaris 650

Once it's deep enough, (over around 200 ft. I think), mine switches to fathoms on it's own.

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2002 Horizon 190 5.0gl

The deepest point of my lake is 22ft. so its probably not on fathoms

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Tony

2008 FS 5.7ltr 300HP DP
2007 Yukon Denali
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ
1995 Polaris 650

Where exactly is the transducer? Maybe that as something on it.

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Tony

2008 FS 5.7ltr 300HP DP
2007 Yukon Denali
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ
1995 Polaris 650

I'm just guessing, but I think it would be more likely a loose wire in the dash. My transducer is a through hull on the starboard side toward the stern. Looks like a hockey puck stuck in the bottom.

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2002 Horizon 190 5.0gl

Here's a link to the owner's manual in case it helps.

http://faria-instruments.com/site_manuals/IS0091F.pdf

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Not sure if it would be a loose wire because I always have a reading...Thanks for the link MIke.

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Tony

2008 FS 5.7ltr 300HP DP
2007 Yukon Denali
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ
1995 Polaris 650

Looking through the faria link one note in the manual is the Keel offset...What is that?

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Tony

2008 FS 5.7ltr 300HP DP
2007 Yukon Denali
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ
1995 Polaris 650

The transducer is often at a different depth than the boat's keel; the offset gives you the ability to account for that so it reads the depth from the keel and not from the transducer. In our relatively small trailer boats, this is probably only useful if we use an offset based on the depth of the bottom of the drive rather than the actual keel, and even that isn't different enough to go to the trouble IMO.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

So Mike should I set the Keel offset to Zero...I am not sure what it is at now maybe thats my problem..

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Tony

2008 FS 5.7ltr 300HP DP
2007 Yukon Denali
2008 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ
1995 Polaris 650

Unfortunately that probably isn't your problem. If you want to set it to be sure, though, I would set it to either zero, or to whatever the distance is between the transducer and the bottom of your drive (~1 foot?)

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic