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Title: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: The dude on March 05, 2017, 05:30:29 PM

Just picked up a hook7 from cabellas on sale. With some gift cards and a code for free shipping $299. I am out of town so i haven't even unboxed it yet. Gonna try to get it installed this week when i get home

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Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: The dude on March 08, 2017, 03:59:01 PM

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Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: The dude on March 08, 2017, 04:02:08 PM

Sorry i got carried away and didn't document the procces. It was relatively strait foreward. The only problem i had was that the accesory pannel up front only supplied 9 volts. It needs 12 to work. All i did was rob the wires from my cigarette lighter that didnt work anymore swap the 10 fuse amp for a 3a. And use a shop vac and bag to pull the wires to the console.

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Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: JackJ on March 08, 2017, 04:28:38 PM

That should be a pretty good unit.

Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: The dude on March 08, 2017, 07:32:56 PM

For me its a major upgrade from my x45 from 1999 lol.

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Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: Curt on March 10, 2017, 07:05:16 PM

Quote from: The dude on March 08, 2017, 04:02:08 PM

used a shop vac and bag to pull the wires to the console.

How did you do that??  (shrug)

Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: The dude on March 10, 2017, 07:52:34 PM

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Stuck a shop vac in that tube. Its built in to the boat the fuse pannel is in the storage locker and jumps off that tube. But it was no issue

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Taped a walmart bag to my wires where the tube ended under the accesory pannel. It was a short run and the wires were small so it worked. Otherwise i would have pulled a string with the bag and pulled a wire with that.
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This power point no longer worked, and i had no furher use for it. My black lights are led strips around the boat and i have a battery powered spotlight. So i disconected it and spliced my wire to those wires for my 12v. Then in the accuall fuse box i replaced the 10amp fuse with the recomended 3 amp for the fish finder. This kept me from crowding up my battery compartment with more wires and inline fuse. I did it this way since my accesory pannel up front only supplied 9v.

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Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: Curt on March 12, 2017, 02:35:22 PM

Thanks! Glad it worked for you  :nod:

Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: The dude on April 09, 2017, 10:51:03 AM

Ok gonna have to undo this lol. I just perchased a one owner 2005 186vs reata with less than 60 hours on it. ( i know technically not a bass boat). But it has an old garmin 240 with the transducer gone. So my plan is to repurpose the hook 7 as a primary on the new to me boat.

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Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: Curt on April 09, 2017, 08:40:50 PM

Quote from: The dude on April 09, 2017, 10:51:03 AM

Ok gonna have to undo this lol. I just perchased a one owner 2005 186vs reata with less than 60 hours on it. ( i know technically not a bass boat). But it has an old garmin 240 with the transducer gone. So my plan is to repurpose the hook 7 as a primary on the new to me boat.

Sounds like fun! LOL

Post some pics and let us know how it goes  (yes)

Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: The dude on April 10, 2017, 08:56:42 AM

The dealer is putting a keel guard on it for me so in a week or two ill get started on it.

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Title: Re: New lowrance hook 7
Post by: Curt on April 10, 2017, 10:42:54 AM

Quote from: The dude on April 10, 2017, 08:56:42 AM

The dealer is putting a keel guard on it for me so in a week or two ill get started on it.

Sounds good!