Overall totally glad I waited for this bad boy! Like its big brother the Elite-7 this unit is just as powerful in a more compact design. The smaller design is perfect for kayaks. The screen being smaller also prolongs battery life. Here is the breakdown.
Pros:
- Compact
- RAM Mounts Mounting System
- Good battery life
- High Definition Display
- Broadband Sonar and DSI Scanning
- The ability to overlay the DSI image over the Sonar Image
- Navionics Gold add on
- All in one transducer
- *Lowrance Transducer scupper mount Kit works on the Jackson Kayak Big Rig
Cons:
- Large Connecting plugs for power and transducer. Hard to wire for a kayak install. *(Updated) With West Marine 2 Wire Caps wires can be run through a 1″ hole and capped off water tight!
- Oversized transducer. Cannot scupper mount on Jackson Cuda 14, 12, Cruise, or Big Tuna
As i stated the connecting plugs are over 1″ in diameter. I still have not found a through hull wiring pass through of this size that will be water tight. *(Updated) See Big Rig Install Here!