In reply to Post #89
I've just come back from a week in France using mine and it was spot on. Used it with a deeper chirp on a back mounted bracket from GS that slots into the top mounting line slot. Had one very weird occurrence when I first took it out that the boat lost signal and proceeded to sail off into the far bank on its own, then after that it was fine. I still have no idea what caused that isolated incident??
Was fishing up to 20 wraps and I only went for a cursory battery charge on day 5 to be on the safe side. The deeper worked fine at that distance without the range extender as well.
Only minor issues I can recall that were user errors, were the line getting caught around one of the motor weed guards and me bringing the rig back in once and also the tubing getting trapped once under the plastic plug that's used to seal the gap where your line goes into the boat. However, both of these were my fault for not paying attention.
Also used it twice to rescue my mates boats that died out in the lake due to batteries running out, it's a great little tug boat
Overall well impressed, dumps plenty enough bait for me, and batteries lasted as long as I would have hoped.
Mine is the standard V2.
I've just come back from a week in France using mine and it was spot on. Used it with a deeper chirp on a back mounted bracket from GS that slots into the top mounting line slot. Had one very weird occurrence when I first took it out that the boat lost signal and proceeded to sail off into the far bank on its own, then after that it was fine. I still have no idea what caused that isolated incident??
Was fishing up to 20 wraps and I only went for a cursory battery charge on day 5 to be on the safe side. The deeper worked fine at that distance without the range extender as well.
Only minor issues I can recall that were user errors, were the line getting caught around one of the motor weed guards and me bringing the rig back in once and also the tubing getting trapped once under the plastic plug that's used to seal the gap where your line goes into the boat. However, both of these were my fault for not paying attention.
Also used it twice to rescue my mates boats that died out in the lake due to batteries running out, it's a great little tug boat
Overall well impressed, dumps plenty enough bait for me, and batteries lasted as long as I would have hoped.
Mine is the standard V2.
I have a V1 Vulcan and mount my sonar using the arm sold by Deeper. Had no fundamental issues so far when I have used it including when dropping rigs (I did get tangled up once but that was my error). The only annoying thing is turning the boat whilst it's towing the arm but that's just physics therefore fully expected
In reply to Post #92
That's what I was thinking of using, as it works out cheaper when bundled with the range extender kit. Is that with the velcro fitting? Thanks.
I've seen the front mounted GS Tackle system, but thought that removing and refitting three hull screws might invalidate the warranty, anyone got one?
That's what I was thinking of using, as it works out cheaper when bundled with the range extender kit. Is that with the velcro fitting? Thanks.
I've seen the front mounted GS Tackle system, but thought that removing and refitting three hull screws might invalidate the warranty, anyone got one?
In reply to Post #93
Yes the Velcro one. I stick it to the little door that opens at the rear and it sits central to the boat. Just means when you are dropping your rig you have to remove the arm. At some point I'll need to replace the Velcro but that's a small price to pay! Make sure you use a lanyard/tether too just in case the Velcro was to come off
Yes the Velcro one. I stick it to the little door that opens at the rear and it sits central to the boat. Just means when you are dropping your rig you have to remove the arm. At some point I'll need to replace the Velcro but that's a small price to pay! Make sure you use a lanyard/tether too just in case the Velcro was to come off
Just popping on to vouch for the Vulcan V2 with GPS.
Cracking boat so far, used it 3 times now, including a week in France, and the only small issue I have with it is that it seems to yaw or lean to one side ever so slightly when on auto returning to 'home'. I know there is a fix for this but I've yet to be majorly bothered by it, so I'll just leave it as is for now.
Cracking boat so far, used it 3 times now, including a week in France, and the only small issue I have with it is that it seems to yaw or lean to one side ever so slightly when on auto returning to 'home'. I know there is a fix for this but I've yet to be majorly bothered by it, so I'll just leave it as is for now.