Getting ready

[THEFERMANATOR]

Spring time is upon us in Flawda, so it's time to get my skiff ready to go. I hate to admit it, but I've let her set awhile, so I got the injectors cleaned & flowed($86 well spent for peace of mind it won't lean out), replace the fuel lines(was sucking air somewhere), charge the batteries, changed the timing belt(looked new, but at 11+ years old it was due), water pump, oil change, and now to move on to cleaning up the console.

The previous owner mounted the lowrance elite 7(POS!) & radio on top of the console making it so you can't see squat when setting on the seat. Standing to drive didn't used to be a big deal, but my hip, knees, & back say differently now. So I'm looking for a gauge type radio to put in it to use less space, putting a seat mount in the bow so I can sit to fish, and got a new humminbird helix 7 g3 msi to mount down lower on the console so I can see while sitting(and have a plotter that will work with a map chip in it). Looking forward to trying this humminbird out, the demos show amazing detail on this one. I couldn't afford to step up to a 8/9 with the g4n and 3d side imaging out to 200' vs 125' for the 7, and I prefer the smaller transducer of the 7 vs the 8+.