Cleaning Elite

How do you guys clean your fishfinder/graph after a day on the water with lots of salt water gettin all over it?

I just wipe it down with a rag with fresh water lightly then dry with towel.

I live on the coast and wash all my gear on the kayak with a garden hose. Mirage Drive, poles anything metal. then stand to dry or dry off with a towel.

Hope this helps

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"The craft is a foot bigger at port and shrinks a foot at sea."

BentRodyakker
PA14
Rockaway Beach
Oregon

hi, I use warm soapy water if available, dry with a microfiber cloth. while fishing, if needed, i rinse it off with my drinking water.

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Fishing is not a matter of life or death... It's much more important than that!

Technically how waterproof are lowrance elite fishfinders?

technically, they are supposed to be waterproof, but i dont think they list any of the units with a JIS rating. i've had maybe a dozen lowrance units over the last 8 or 9 years, and with only an exception with a screen fogging here and there, i've done everything but submerge them. if you are concerned with spraying them off, dont worry. unless you you a pressure washer i dont think you will ever have an issue.

cheers.
drew

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Cathedra Mea, Regulae Meae.

I do wipe with soapy water but the main problem is the contacts. those will quickly corrode and not create a circuit. I use a reel oil on each one blow them off and air dry. I use a small wire to work the oil into the holes where the pins go and then clean the pins too. Then I check the connection to make sure everything is OK. That salt water can be rough. I think there's an oil which is made for contacts which is conductive which you may want.