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Author:  Dan Morera [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:30 pm ]
Post subject:  PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Hey guys I'm thinking about buying the PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam, but I'm not sure if this installation kit will work with the transducer this fish finder uses.

Here is the installation kit I'm looking at:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001I7 ... PDKIKX0DER

Here is the info on the 180:
http://store.humminbird.com/products/30 ... nhaMAX_180

It seems like the transducer and the kit don't match, but I'm not sure. But there is no other installation kit.

What are you guys using? Any advice?
Thanks
Dan
Author:  kingdaddy [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Yes it will work but it’s not necessary. All you need is some good slow cure epoxy. I have this same model installed on my Oasis.
Author:  Dan Morera [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Thank you sir, the 180 doesn't come with a battery in the package right?

Dan
Author:  Spinfisherbob [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
If the tribeam has transducers on angles, inside the hull mounting will not work properly. There can be no air between the transducer faces and the hull.
Author:  KayakingBob [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Tribeam works great mounted in the hull or over the side. I've done both on my AI's and I prefer it in the hull st sailing speed because it's quieter, but the temp. reading are no longer as accurate.
Author:  Dan Morera [ Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Ah damn it, I ordered it a few hrs ago. Will dual be a safe bet?
Author:  Spinfisherbob [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Think of a transducer as a car door speaker. When it pops its 50-200 htz note the hull must move with the with the vibe. Without intimate contact to the hull the "notes" are too muffled to get a good echo back from the schools of fish. The bottom depth (vertical) reading will work because of good contact to the hull. The side scanning, angled transducer/speakers are the issue.
Author:  Spinfisherbob [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
I have thought, but haven't done yet, that there is a spot up forward where the rise of the hull would match the angle of the side s of the tri-beam. If the hull was dam'd properly and filled with a cup of water I'd bet a hundred dollars you would get good performance from the tri-beam.
Author:  Dan Morera [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
I guess I'll just have to wait and see what comes in the box. I'll try to place it somewhere in the hull that mates best the transducer. Man I hate it when I do things like this. Maybe I can try to sell it and get a dual beam.

Thanks again
Dan
Author:  Dan Morera [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
I was lucky enough to change my order, went with a dual beam 170. that should work better for me.

Thanks again
Dan
Author:  IslandHoppa27 [ Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Anyone have one of the PiranhaMAX portables: 150, 160, 230 or an RF15? the suction cup mount and wireless transducer seem ideal for a yak.
Author:  Dan Morera [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Does the Mirage drive interfere with the fish finder signal? I was planing on placing the transducer just ahead of the drive. But started thinking that it may screw the signal up.


Any idea where would be the best place to install it on a Revo?

Thanks
Dan
Author:  KayakingBob [ Wed Aug 17, 2011 12:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: PiranhaMAX 180 tri beam
Dan Morera wrote:
Does the Mirage drive interfere with the fish finder signal? I was planing on placing the transducer just ahead of the drive. But started thinking that it may screw the signal up.
That's where mine is located on my AI, between the Mirage Drive well, and the mast cup. I get full use of the tri-beam and no interference from the drive. I do pick up minor interference from my fishing buddies 180 when our transducers line up when we troll/sail within 100 feet of each other though. :)
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