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Side Imaging Forums => 898c SI => Topic started by: Pat Curtis on March 06, 2011, 01:13:39 PM

Title: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: Pat Curtis on March 06, 2011, 01:13:39 PM: Before I make a few more clicks to finally purchase the unit, just wanted to make sure I wasn't leaving anything out.

898c si off of univeralmania.com for $1229.99 (the site seems legit with high customer satisfaction rate).

Ram D 111U C mount, AS SI DB Y cable, and XP 9 20 transducer from Amazon all for $150.

I'm putting it on a Skeeter SX190. Also, what is the difference in the thru hull tranducers? XAP 9 20, XP 9 20, and XP 9 20 T? Amazon recommended the XP 9 20 in a bundle with the cable and mount.

Thanks for any help. Can't wait to join the SI family. I've been with Humminbird for years and absolutely loved the other models.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: walleye on March 07, 2011, 08:01:48 AM: Hello, you may want to check J & H Products, I know they are legit, I don't know anything about univeralmania.com good luck it is a great unit.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: Ben on March 07, 2011, 11:51:34 AM: Did you purchase your unit from UUniversalMania.com ? If so how was your experience buying from them and did you get it in a reasonable time period? I plan to order another unit and plan to to use them but just wanted to get your input.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: ranger519200 on March 08, 2011, 12:55:49 PM: i bought an 898 from universal mania last saturday.i got a phone call on monday morning confirming purchase.hour later got tracking info and was at my house in three days!!! EXCELLENT SERVICE!!! i will buy from them again!!

scott
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: Pat Curtis on March 08, 2011, 05:32:45 PM: Awesome Ranger!

So does anyone know which 2d thru hull transducer to order?
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: dvanpham on March 08, 2011, 10:01:16 PM: Hi Pat,

Here are some great links to the 2010 Humminbird product catalog page that breaks down which accessories go with which products. It definitely helped me figure out what I needed.

http://www.dougvahrenberg.com/images/HB044.jpg (http://www.dougvahrenberg.com/images/HB044.jpg)
http://www.dougvahrenberg.com/images/HB045.jpg (http://www.dougvahrenberg.com/images/HB045.jpg)
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: DoubleCross on March 09, 2011, 10:15:08 PM: Got mine from Xtreme Navigation.Same price and got to me quick.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on March 11, 2011, 09:34:09 AM: Pat,
I’ll answer your question:

XP-9-20 is an inside-the-hull transducer that does not have temperature. This is the one recommended for use with the AS-Si-DB-Y cable because when you use this cable the temperature from the DualBeam transducer that you are using (in this case the XP-9-20) does not get connected. The water temperature comes from the Si transducer. Why pay a few dollars more for a temperature sensor that you won’t be using?

XP-9-20-T is an inside-the-hull transducer that has a temperature sensor on the end of a 10-foot cable that comes out of the transducer. If this transducer is used with the AS-Si-DB-Y cable that temperature will not be connected.

XAP-9-20 is the same as the XP-9-20 transducer above except that the bottom of the transducer is angled at 14 degrees and was made for boats that have a steep deadrise (steeply angled hull like in a deep-vee)

That XP-9-20 transducer and AS-Si-DB-Y transducer splitter cable package is what you need.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: Pat Curtis on March 11, 2011, 11:11:58 AM: Thank you Greg.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: Pat Curtis on April 02, 2011, 05:52:56 PM: Just a quick update, the 898 ROCKS! My first time out I found a sunken tree and a sunken jon boat. Freakin' amazing stuff!

Now it's time to get a 788 HD DI for the bow...... 8)
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: jnc5908404 on April 02, 2011, 11:14:45 PM: I bought the 998c Si (Not the CHO) from UniversalMania 3 weeks ago.
Received it 4 days later price was $1649.00
Very satisfied with service.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: WalleyeFreak on April 03, 2011, 07:32:09 AM: Pat

Glad to hear you love your 898 too. Like you I fell in love with mine almost as soon as I turned it on for the first time last weekend. Since I've gotten back from the first trip with it I have been spending time going through all the recordings and taking snap shots to mark waypoints of some neat structure I located. I really love that feature of recording the sonar of the trip, discovered lost of things I didn't see while on the water.

I have posted some of the pics in my profile, they aren't anything special as I still have a lot of learning to do.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: walleye-guy on April 19, 2011, 11:40:36 PM: I'm going to be ordering 898csi this week an the cheapest i found it online was 1299 until i saw this thread sounds like they are ok to order through............ So is anyone that ordered one from UniversalMania getting the extended warranty or just going with humminbird warranty?
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: walleye-guy on April 24, 2011, 06:28:23 PM: Come on guys and gals no one has an opinion on the Warranty from universalmania?

I want to order from here since the price is good and saw a guy from Minnesota(ranger519200) got his pretty quick so I want to get ordering before season starts so I can get it in the boat I am sure I will be contributing to this site once I get one on the boat.
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: Enufzed on April 24, 2011, 08:20:41 PM: Hi Walleye-guy,
If you hit the Search button on top row 5th from left and type in Universalmania you will find a few reports on Universalmania in general from guys that have purchesed. I remember reading one last week which was a glowing review.

Geoff
Title: Re: About to Get an 898c SI
Post by: Helge23 on May 02, 2011, 05:44:33 PM: Hi, I'm an SI newbie and just ordered my 898c SI on Saturday and received a shipping email today. I did purchase an extended warranty which will give me 4 yrs. of coverage.