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Andy, twin 2018 Yamahas 200 hp with 2400 hours! I am at same place as you, and thank you for posting. Second owner, bought the 2018...

I occasionally head out to shipping channel and deeper water, and was concerned about signal attenuation at the higher frequency...

No, no reason to doubt. The 'beam width' of a transducer decreases with increasing array aperture (the black face of the transducer)...

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The 2018 Parker 2501 CC has two live wells, a smaller one in the transom, and a much larger one incorporated into the helm bench seat...

Airmar's B175M would be a significant step up in performance (and expense), heck of a transducer, wish I had one. This unit would...

Chirp is worth it! It is called pulse compression and provides tremendous improvement in resolution.

Racor rep stated that plastic fuel bowls beneath deck is noncompliant ( Coast Guard ). That’s what he said,

Agree with Warthog, Which do you want in your boat?

Congratulations! 2018 Parker 2501 DV - just perfect.

Midship rod holder works fairly well, mine tilts slightly overboard, helps keep clean. Same 2501. Not ideal, not good for larger...