civilized Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Anyone know where I can find the best deal on an HDS 7 for a 2200v? I am told the Gen2 and Gen3 will work with the stock transducer in the hull, just won't have a water temp. read out. I think I want the Gen3 due to the manual buttons as opposed to fewer buttons and a touch screen on the Gen2. I don't want to get my screen all fishy when I am trying to use the unit. Anyone have any ideas on where to find the best deal on one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINCHASER Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 BOE marine is usually tough to beat on pricing. There are some insane deals on gen 2's right now. A lot of folks have made the same comment about getting the screen messy... I have a gen 3 and never use the buttons.... ive yet to have my screen get messy so food for thought. The only reason I went gen 3 was so I wouldn't have to use the sonar box to run CHIRP and SS at the same time, but now thru a software updates they've added that capability and its almost identical the 2's are almost identical to the 3's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm about to pull the trigger on the HDS9 for our 2008. Going with the 2nd gen since the only difference I see is the ability to use the wifi and of course the buttons. I can't believe that the old shoot thru would work as the new one has the down scan and duel frequency option. The best price I can find is directly from Lowrance which I believe also gives you an extra year of warranty. I did measure and the 9 will fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilemaker Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just because the old transducer works does not mean you are getting the quality from your head unit . one big mistake is not realizing that the transducer is the most important part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrrat14 Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 This is spot on! Haven't posted in a while, but still read....... Just purchased a HDS 7 Gen 2 Touch. Tried using the existing in hull transducer. Big Mistake. First thing, it is mounted too far forward and gets air bubbles and I have lost signal since new. Second, quality is not near as good as later generation transducers. Generic 200 transducer was what Lowrance suggested to use. Lowrance also said the PD-WBL transducer would be the best to use. Reading here, I did what HOBO said and epoxied it on the starboard side about 6 inches from the drain hole and about 2-3 inches from the centerline of the hull, starboard. Works great. Clean signal and much better resolution than the older 200 GHz transducer. It was worth all the effort it took to pull a new wire, sand and epoxy the new transducer in. No Doubt the best way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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