Topic: First Time user, need some help

[ocwallie]

Hello everyone this is my first post and just wanted to say this site seems great and is full of good info.

I am having a hard time understanding what I am looking at, here is a few pictures, (let me know if they work)

This is the first one, seems to me like it is a tree that I went almost directly over?



This one looks like it maybe is a weed bottom, or just a change of hardness?  (also note all the stuff on the right, is that a transducer misplacment?)


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This one to me looks like it is a sunken row boat





I have plenty more, but this will be a good start!  Thanks for input/help !

[sonar2000]

Great pictures.   
Picture 1: with it zoomed X  6 it may be a small  brush or limb.  Also with the depth at 20 feet you might want to cut down you side to side distance to 2 or 3 times the depth for better bottom pictures.
Picture 2: again cut your side to side based on the depth of the water   (2 to 3 times depth). Great picture and the bottom will look more realistic. yes it does appear to have some right SI intereference. Could be the transducer is tilted to the left letting some air in the view at the surface.
Picture 3: much better with the distance at 55 feet. (depth 7.8 you could go to left/right of 25 feet for better object definition.)
All in all, good pictures and goods scans. 
Chuck
 

[ocwallie]

Thanks for the unput!, unfortunitally I started to play around w/ the distance right before the trip ended.

  I am on vacation tomorow, and will get to do some more fiddling around,  any and all tips are appriecated!

[sonar2000]

all right vacation.  time to really play with the unit.  Looks like the unit is working nicely.  snap some more shots for us. 
Chuck