My boat has been neglected for the last few months since the trips to Pickwick. It was about time to get it back in good order. On a trip to the sandbar to hunt fossils two weeks ago the motor would not run right. It would run but not right. It came home from the shop yesterday. Today I fixed a worn transom saver and installed a new depth finder.  This fall the side imaging went out on my Humminbird 987. I think the transducer was going bad. Instead of getting a $250 transducer I just bought a new 998. Before I took the 987 off of the boat I wrote down all the settings and saw it had 2335 hours on it. Since Humminbird is coming out with a new series, the 998’s are going for a reduced price on Ebay. I was sure to get the newest series 998, the one with the brighter screen, the  #408720-1. This depth finder will support the 360 Degree view and radar if you want to spend a few thousand dollars. The 987 is not finished. I’m just going to put it on my boat in the private hole.  It’s time to go fishing.