[Rhodes22-list] How are depth sounders callibrated.

[Mary Lou Troy]

Saroj - welcome to the Chesapeake - you'll get used to seeing 6' on the 
depth after a while. LOL Average depth in the Bay is something like 20'. 
Fortunately the bottom is mostly (though not entirely) mud.  We use a fish 
finder for depth. It has all kinds of settings and we have it set for the 
actual depth under the transducer.

You mentioned rain in one of your other posts. This is not usual weather at 
all. I'm sitting here in a turtleneck, sweatshirt and sweatpants typing 
this. Temps seem to be running about a month behind and the number of rainy 
days has been unreal. Maybe I should have said welcome to the Pacific NW. ;-)

Mary Lou




At 01:44 PM 6/3/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>Speaking of depth sounders, I recently moved my boat up the York river and
>crossed some spots that were displaying as 6' something.  Is there a
>standard calibration on depth sounders that has the depth from the water
>surface level or the bottom of the boat or ???  I don't know at what point
>to start getting worried.  Or do I need to do my own measurements to see
>what my particular depth sounder is set for?
>
>Second question, Is there a way to recalibrate these?  Mine came with the
>boat so I don't have any directions.
>
>Thanks,
>Saroj
>
>
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>
> > hi slim
> > thanks for the input...im very rarely in shallow water so your suggestion
> > willl work ..also when im in shallow water i lower my depth
> > finder...centerboard..which give me about a 18 inches of warning
> > thanks again
> > tom
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