Hi Michael,
Could you post some more pictures of your boat, especially of the inside? Thanks.

I had my LX5i out for the first time this afternoon. I really like it and had no issues in shallow water. I moved out deeper because I wanted to try the zoom feature. This is my first unit with zoom. I hit the zoom button once to give me a 5 foot zoom window and then I hit the down button to get the two flashing lines and then I held the down button to move the zoom window. When my jig and sunnies appeared in the left hand side of the dial (the zoom) side, I stopped. Does that sound like I was doing it correctly? I need to keep playing with it.

I just purchased the LX-5i tonight. I had an FL8 for the last 10-12 years and wanted to get an upgrade. I’m more comfortable with a flasher so I went that route. I looked at the Vex FL-18, Hummingbird ice 55 and the LX-5i. I have friends who have FL-18s. They are all good units and I went with the LX-5 because I liked the movable zoom and I liked the transducer set up.
Can’t wait to get it out on the ice.