Factory depth finder

[Metnut]

I'm thinking about buying a Seadoo depth finder for my 2019 GTX. Anybody have experience with these units? Are they accurate while driving, or do you have to be at trolling speed? I like the idea of using the existing display, but wonder if it is worth the extra cost. I was also looking at a Depth Trax 2b that allows the transducer to be glued inside the hull, but would require a 2" external display. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[stwings]

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[Nickbettschen]

i have it on my 2012 GTX and it works pretty good. comes in handy a lot, the faster you drive the less accurate it is, it works best 50km/hr and less.

 

[Metnut]

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Adam852]

Thanks for starting a thread like this.

I was planning to get depth finders on a new Wake model to help know if the water is shallow or not when wakeskating as another safety check. I am getting back into wakeskating. I used to spec out the location by eye but it would be a nice feature to cruise around at a speed that the depth gauge is accurate to get some real world readings in addition to using eye sight. I can't seem to find any information about how accurate the depth finders actually are. Do you guys know how accurate they are or maybe someone else reading this?

The water I will be in will likely be not much more than 10 feet most of the time and probably more like 6 most of the time. Are these depth finders meant for shallow water readings?

1. If the water is 4 feet deep, how far off would the readings be? What would the variation be on that? Would it show 3 to 5 feet or is it more accurate than that or worse than that maybe showing 8 feet when it is 4 feet.
2. What speed do you have to slow down to for it to be consistently accurate? 5 mph, 20 mph, etc? We can slow down to spec out the area first so slower speed would be ok for us.
3. What is the minimum depth reading? Can it detect and report 2 or 3 feet?

 

[boatrboy]

I purchased my GTX from a friend and he had the factory depth sensor installed by the dealer the year before I got it. While I can't say I "calibrated" it, I can say it seems to work very well. In general it matches my Navionics gps charts while driving. I don't run much over 45 mph and from idle to stop, it records fine. I remember earlier this year I saw the depth go to two feet while idling into new territory and like an idiot, I went into reverse instead of just shutting down, and sure enough I picked up some rocks.
I would never buy another ski without the depth sensor.

 

[Ajfauth]

Thanks for starting a thread like this.

I was planning to get depth finders on a new Wake model to help know if the water is shallow or not when wakeskating as another safety check. I am getting back into wakeskating. I used to spec out the location by eye but it would be a nice feature to cruise around at a speed that the depth gauge is accurate to get some real world readings in addition to using eye sight. I can't seem to find any information about how accurate the depth finders actually are. Do you guys know how accurate they are or maybe someone else reading this?

The water I will be in will likely be not much more than 10 feet most of the time and probably more like 6 most of the time. Are these depth finders meant for shallow water readings?

1. If the water is 4 feet deep, how far off would the readings be? What would the variation be on that? Would it show 3 to 5 feet or is it more accurate than that or worse than that maybe showing 8 feet when it is 4 feet.
2. What speed do you have to slow down to for it to be consistently accurate? 5 mph, 20 mph, etc? We can slow down to spec out the area first so slower speed would be ok for us.
3. What is the minimum depth reading? Can it detect and report 2 or 3 feet?

it doesn't work when ski mode is engaged it defaults back to RPM

 

[JaimeMPR]

I'm thinking about buying a Seadoo depth finder for my 2019 GTX. Anybody have experience with these units? Are they accurate while driving, or do you have to be at trolling speed? I like the idea of using the existing display, but wonder if it is worth the extra cost. I was also looking at a Depth Trax 2b that allows the transducer to be glued inside the hull, but would require a 2" external display. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

It works fine in my 2021 GTX Limited. Very accurate, compared with Garmin Maps.

 

[Ajfauth]

It works fine in my 2021 GTX Limited. Very accurate, compared with Garmin Maps.

It works fine in my 2021 GTX Limited. Very accurate, compared with Garmin Maps.

Yeah the fish pro garmin fish finder is pretty accurate