Spent $1,200 on a new GPS depth sounder for the old cutterhead

Back in the day, we'd drop a lead line and guess, or just go by the feel of the machine. Last season, I finally bit the bullet and got a modern unit installed. The first week on a channel job near Mobile, it flagged a rock shelf the old charts missed, saved the suction head from a real bad day. Now I wonder how we ever worked without that kind of clear picture. What's the one piece of tech you guys added that felt like going from the dark ages?

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james9957d ago

Funny how the expensive stuff that feels like a luxury at first just becomes basic gear. Makes you wonder what we're still doing the hard way now.

ruby_murphy7d ago

Just wait until @james995, your fancy coffee maker feels as basic as a toaster.