Description
- Weight: 4.2 kg (9.2 lb.)
- Recommended Boat Length: Up to 11 m (36′)
- Hull Material: Solid fiberglass only
- Deadrise Angle: Up to 22°
- Acoustic Window: Urethane
- Transducer Element: One broadband ceramic assembly
- Includes: Adjustable mounting base
Get more coverage under your boat with Airmar’s unique wide-beam, high-frequency, Chirp-ready M285HW. The high-frequency band operates across a range of 150 to 250 kHz and has a fixed 25° beam for all frequencies. The high-frequency band delivers superior shallow-water performance, bottom detail, and fish-target separation. The constantly wide beam provides twice the coverage for detecting fish in the upper-water column and clear fish arches on the display compared to most high-frequency, narrow-beam transducers. The high wide is the ideal choice for both inshore and pelagic fishing, where resolution and maximum coverage are essential down to 152 m (500′).
The M285HW includes a plastic mounting base which is aligned to the centerline and secured inside the hull. Then it is filled with non-toxic antifreeze. The transducer is inserted into the base and adjusted for the proper deadrise offset, ensuring the beam is shooting straight down for maximum echo returns. The eco-friendly coolant is the best medium to transmit through solid fiberglass and into the surrounding water. The major benefit of an in-hull transducer is no protruding features on the exterior of the hull, making it the perfect choice for trailered or lifted boats. Designed for smaller boats up to 11 m (36′) with a solid-fiberglass hull.
Features
- Depth only
- 1 kW of power
- High frequency: 150 to 250 kHz
- Constant 25° beamwidth
- Maximum depth of 152 m (500′)
- 100 kHz of total bandwidth from one transducer
- Covers popular fishing frequency of 200 kHz plus everything else in the bandwidth
- Recommended for use on planing and displacement hulls
- Plastic transducer and mounting base
- Also available as transom (TM185HW), thru-hull with fairing (B285HW), and thru-hull Tilted Element (B175HW) (SS175HW) mounts
- Patented Xducer ID technology
