Recent content by D Ellefson

Replacement Rubber Trim I just noticed this thread and thought I'd bump it since I am having similar problems. Does anyone have any experience replacing/repairing this rubber trim? Is it possible to take the existing trim off, clean and replace? Seems to me it may have shrunk over the years...

FWIW, I just replaced my Garmin 235s with a 545s and the transducer plugged right in to the pigtail on the Garmin cord. My transducer is an Airmar thru hull, dual frequency, temp and speed unit. I had placed a call to Garmin (30 minute hold) prior to the install and found them to be helpful. I...

Wow, go away for a few days and look what you get. Lots of great information - thanks! So heres the update. I took the big dive and broke open the Garmin 235. Easy to do, 12 screws and the back is open. You have to be careful since the back is still teathered to the cover by the connectors. Sure...

I have a Garmin GPSMap 235 with a dead internal battery. I have searched online for instructions on how to replace it and found little information on how its done. One poster on a fix it forum mentioned getting to the battery but found it was not marked with any model/voltage information. An...

Is it possible that all the leaves and debris were clogging the tubes leading from the aft bilge to the forward bilge and that the water was in the forward bilge all along? How do you store your boat at home? Is it level or inclined maybe bow down? Do you know how you picked up all the...