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Hey Suke, now that you've had it in for a while, have you had a chance to test it out?
Yup! So far love it. It's MUCH faster than the connext and has no issue keeping up with me or hopping around while in motion. I only own polarized sunglasses and no issues with this screen at all, just like connext. Brightness hasn't been an issue I've noticed. Was able to see it just fine on the water, granted it was off and on sun/clouds the last time I took it out.
Ok I'm sold, and so is the wife...just ordered one today and will install it this fall or early spring depending on weather.
Awesome! Can't wait to see the pics. Did you end up getting a transducer? Quasi kicking myself for not doing so, eventhough I'm still not thrilled with the idea of drilling holes in my transom, and the mounting of the transducers appear to be problematic.Ok I'm sold, and so is the wife...just ordered one today and will install it this fall or early spring depending on weather.
Thanks again for the feedback.
Will post pics of the install for sure.
No transducer...not big into fishing, just relaxing. Just want to have a good chartplotter as navigating the 1000 islands is hazardous if you go out of the main channels without charts, lots of rocks, wrecks, and such. There's literally thousands of hazards. As for mounting a transducer, I think Raymarine makes a through-hull similar to the depth/temp sensor that can be installed that matches the deadrise angle. It means cutting a 2" hole in the hull, but it's also a very solid install if that's an option for you.
I'm not big into fishing either, but the blank depth on the screen bothers me more than I thought it would. Maybe I can get it to disappear if I mess with the settings.Will post pics of the install for sure.
No transducer...not big into fishing, just relaxing. Just want to have a good chartplotter as navigating the 1000 islands is hazardous if you go out of the main channels without charts, lots of rocks, wrecks, and such. There's literally thousands of hazards. As for mounting a transducer, I think Raymarine makes a through-hull similar to the depth/temp sensor that can be installed that matches the deadrise angle. It means cutting a 2" hole in the hull, but it's also a very solid install if that's an option for you.
We decided to do the mid-cabin speaker install too, and cutting 5" holes in the cockpit for the speakers sounds wrong with a new boat, but I know it's not a big deal once done.
@suke Picked up the Axiom 7 today and after playing around with it on the counter and configuring the basics (love it by the way), I found that it has the option to remove the depth reading, it's an "overlay" setting:
NICE! Figured it would be configurable. Almost too many features with this thing. HAH!@suke Picked up the Axiom 7 today and after playing around with it on the counter and configuring the basics (love it by the way), I found that it has the option to remove the depth reading, it's an "overlay" setting:
From the Chart tap the Menu button upper right > Page Settings > Overlays > tap on it and it'll open a screen to let you add and remove overlays. You can have heading, speed, depth, etc. Just press and hold the depth overlay and tap remove. Tap done to save.
@suke , Think I'm going to tackle this same project that you completed ! Hope I can make it look 1/2 as good as yours ? You did a great job. Where did you end up connecting that third gray wire on the power cable ? Were you able to find connections for Red , Black , and Gray in the area forward of the helm or did you have to run all three back to the battery area ? I know several members say that on the 240/242 with 12" Connex there is an unused accessory hookup in the helm storage but not sure about the 212X ?
The gray is a secondary ground, but many fiberglass boats don't have a ground point - just connect it to the black wire. I haven't installed mine yet, but after looking at the back of the helm, there's several unused connectors with +/- power - I plan to use one of them to power the Axiom. It doesn't take much juice to run and hopefully I can find one that is switched so it'll turn off when the ignition or battery switch is off. Don't forget to add an inline fuse to protect the boat.
yup, this
Just to clarify, an inline fuse on a device doesn't protect the device, it protects the wiring and environment around it - in this case your boat. Devices draw current from the wiring of the electrical system, not the other way around, so you need to protect your boat if the Axiom shorts and draws too much current.
Actually if you ground a power line, it cuts the power to the Axiom and shunts it to ground - that's when the boat's accessory fuse pops to protect the boat's wiring. Nothing should happen to the Axiom. Electricity always takes the path of least resistance, and the ground short is the easiest path for the current to flow.
I know it's been a while since you posted this, but do you remember how much room you had left over behind the dash after installing the Axiom 7? Do you think there's room for the 9? The 9 is just about an inch taller and a little bit over 1.5" wider. Looking at the front, it looks doable. I have a '17 AR240. I've ordered the Instrument cover from the 2019--the top padded thing--and I'm either going to get the 2019 instrument panel, or cut a piece of starboard. Thanks!
You won't run into any issues with depth in the back. The issue you will run into is the acrylic is overtop another fiberglass piece, so you'll have to router that part out too. Also there's mounting bolts/studs in the way. The 9" is going to be a stretch. Totally impossible? Probably not.
