I put a Helix5 g2\gps on my boat this spring and want to use it on the ice.I can’t seem to find an ice transducer {big surprise].I need the xi-9-1521.
I’m wondering if any one has any ideas i may not have thought of on where to possibly track one down.If someone by chance has a used one i would be interested.
factoryoutletstore.com
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I’ve been searching long and hard for one for my Helix 7. Be wary of online stores who claim to have them, like the one above- most are simply selling you a drop-shipped item on backorder which means you won’t have it for months. The best option is to contact them and find out if they actually have the item. I found one buried deep in the depths of Amazon that ended up being legit. Best of luck.
I put orders in for Scheels, Cabela’s and Gander and waited it out. Cabela’s ended up winning, which took about a month. Then I canceled the other orders. You may get lucky and find one in stock, but it’s a roll of the dice. I am guessing there is a ton of back orders already placed, so they never hit the shelves.
you’d be better off just buying a new helix ice unit vs trying to buy the transducer separate right now
Well i found ONE.I hopefully will see it in 5-7 days.
My hard to find transducer showed up today,earlier than expected.
My Amazon one never showed, so I went back to searching. I discovered this website that has TEN (10)!!!!! If anyone is still searching, here ya go.
I have both the xi9-20 and xi9-1521 on helix 5 gen 2 chirp gps. I don’t know if it’s a fluke or not but I seem to get better images and clearer separation on the one with the 9 20. It’s a non chirp transducer and it was from my old gen 1 that I sold with out the ice ducer. I didn’t even think it would work on the gen 2 chirp but it was just sitting there and I had two helix 5 gen 2s so I threw it together for my daughter to use and to my surprise for me it worked better. Just thought if you can’t find the chirp and it’s getting close to ice time the 9 20 will work with a chirp graph. I see the factory outlet store has them in stock. I cut the extra rubber tube off it and I now use this one more then the 9-1521
the 9-1521 just gives you more options/chirp. you’re right the 9-20 will work fine but lacks a bit when you go beyond the auto/out of box setup
You are my hero! Still 7 left after I just got one. I searched for HOURS! Thank you so much!
You are my hero! Still 7 left after I just got one. I searched for HOURS! Thank you so much!
Only 6 left now. Just ordered mine. Hope shipping is quick.
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