I will vouch for the ice. I measured 5-7 inches across the north end from that walk-on NE access almost to the tip of that bar near the 30 foot hole.

AND there are some walleyes in there too. I usually fish near that bar before the tons of people hit it and then spread out hte rest of the winter.

The foil is an interesting idea. Now that you mention that, I can’t believe the cable isn’t shielded to start with like coax or the VHF antenna wire. ?? There is the outer black jacket and two inner conductors with their own jacket.

It seems like their should be some easy rules that marine electronic makers give out (but that would be too easy). Some I have wondered about are ground batteries to aluminum boat to have common ground with water? This would allow a very unified ground vs. the relative grounds that exist when you start moving lots of current around (like with trolling motors) with dedicated return ground wires.

P.S. It is the transducer that I waited a month to get.

I received my trolling motor and transducer today. I am glad that I finally received the goods, but am wondering if it is a big deal that the transducer cable is split open for about an inch? I think I can only see one of the conductors. Is there a way to fix this?

Thanks to everyone for their support.

It isn’t as simple as just not being out of town(he was online and not answering PM’s that I received read receipts for, he didn’t return phone messages). He also placed a deal between myself and him in the hands of someone who didn’t care about me.

My stuff is said to be UPS’d and should be here next week. I am not going to hold any grudge if this is true and he learned a minor lesson about doing his own things himself if he wants them done right.

– Craig

I finally got my calls returned and the situation explained again from the seller (not his girlfriend) and it is being shipped by his girlfriend.

More fingers crossed.

I will let you all know when this is resolved. I don’t have any hard feelings, just wanted my side of the original deal.

I finally got a call from his girlfriend who has it in her trunk and said it has been fully her fault. She said she is going to ship it today and get me a tracking number.

I guess I will cross my fingers again and wait more.

I PM’d him with the read reciept thing, told him what action I am going to take on Monday, and I will post his username/name if I don’t hear back by then. This is indeed lousy. Thanks for the ideas so far.