Walleyehooker Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Looking at buying a Hummingbird Helix 5 sonar/gps to use on the snowmobile in the winter and the bow of the boat in the summer. Anyone running one of these on their snowmobile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleyehooker Posted September 12, 2016 Author Share Posted September 12, 2016 Ordered a Helix 5. Was in the Cs ad for 349 and comes with a free map chip 199 value. Also bird has a 25 mail in rebate on these. Going to use it on the bow of my boat and the GPS on the snowmobile leech~~ and BoxMN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rundrave Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 20 hours ago, Walleyehooker said: Ordered a Helix 5. Was in the Cs ad for 349 and comes with a free map chip 199 value. Also bird has a 25 mail in rebate on these. Going to use it on the bow of my boat and the GPS on the snowmobile the one that is on sale with the navionic chip does that come with DI and SI or just DI? The model I found online is Humminbird® Helix 5 DI Sonar/GPS Combo but in the description it mentions Side Imaging and Down Imagine? " DualBeam PLUS transducer included. 455kHz/85° frequency/coverage for Down Imaging and Side iImaging®. 200kHz/20° or 83kHz/60° frequency/coverage for DualBeam PLUS with SwitchFire. IPX5 waterproof rating. Included Navionics+ mapping supplies 1-ft. contours of more than 18,000 lakes in the U.S. and Canada " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rundrave Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 sorry I didnt mean to hi jack but I contacted Cabellas and the SI is not included, I figured it was a mis print but if I could have got the SI model plus the chip for $350 I would have pulled the trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleyehooker Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Yes its just the one with DI. I wont get much use out of the DI which probably wont work that well on the trolling motor anyway and not sure the SI would work any better. Just wanted a cheaper locator with GPS to use on the bow and small enough to work on the snowmobile. With the free chip and rebate its a pretty good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleFloyd Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 How slow can you troll on your sled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoonASea Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 With his 900ACE motor ,,,pretty dang slow leech~~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleyehooker Posted September 26, 2016 Author Share Posted September 26, 2016 Got my Helix 5. Now just need to get my sled out of storage and figure out where to mount it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleyehooker Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Got my Helix 5 mounted on the sled. Worked out pretty well and didn't have to drill any holes in the new sled. And it sits high enough so I can still see the gauges. Attached part of the Ram mount to the handle bar riser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech~~ Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Here you go. That's going to make a nice setup this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleyehooker Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 Thanks. Cant wait to try it out. Boat is winterized and just put bikes into storage today. It can start snowing any day now. leech~~ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbymalone Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 On 09/13/2016 at 2:53 PM, Walleyehooker said: DI which probably wont work that well on the trolling motor anyway and not sure the SI would work any better. Late to the party, but it'll work just fine. It's actually a pretty sweet feature once you figure it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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