This is what the SI Readout setting does:

 

 Thanks Wayne 

Wayne ,Do you know when they'll be a cover for them ?    

OK ran into a serious problem , the transducer mount is a piece of garbage they use a bolt with a hex head the nut didn't fit tried to unscrew it and it stripped out , why they didn't use a regular bolt is beyond me , Don't know what I'm going to do it won't come off ,really stupid design ????

Could you post a picture with you holding the unit or any other better size comparison?

I'll try MacP  ,I just got off the phone with hummingbird they're sending out a new transducer unit , So I'll check the nut and bolt out before I assemble it ... I will say ,this is another reason  I prefer hummingbird their customer service has always been very good ,at least to me.. 

IMG_0421.JPGIMG_0422.JPGOK ran into a serious problem , the transducer mount is a piece of garbage they use a bolt with a hex head the nut didn't fit tried to unscrew it and it stripped out , why they didn't use a regular bolt is beyond me , Don't know what I'm going to do it won't come off ,really stupid design ????

Since I have assembled a few dozen of those mounts and I have several, there is no issue with them.

When you screw up and cross thread the nut, that is your fault, not Humminbirds.

I have done it myself not paying attention.

That mount is used with all the small transom mount transducers, 2D, DI, SI, and Quad Beam.

Hey Wayne I didn't cross thread it, the nut might not have been the correct one , Ive been doing this for awhile too buddy ....

I'd appreciate it.  I can't get a good gauge on how big the screen is.  I hope it's bigger than my cell phones!

Hey Wayne I didn't cross thread it, the nut might not have been the correct one , Ive been doing this for awhile too buddy ....

LOL, I've heard that before.

 

When you get the new mount, hold the nut in the bottom of the hex pocket with your finger as you turn the bolt with the hex wrench or you will cross thread it again.

LOL, I'll try threading it before It gets attached to anything  

I just purchased my Helix SI this morning. I'm excited

and nervous at the same time. I purchased it from Boaters Land.

(AKA SJK products) I got a great deal BUT I won't see it until mid February.

Anybody ever purchase anything from this company?

I just purchased my Helix SI this morning. I'm excited

and nervous at the same time. I purchased it from Boaters Land.

(AKA SJK products) I got a great deal BUT I won't see it until mid February.

Anybody ever purchase anything from this company?

I haven't but checked their site and the prices look good.

Did you order the KVD version? That is less than the other SI model.

Very good price for that much technology.

I haven't but checked their site and the prices look good.

Did you order the KVD version? That is less than the other SI model.

Very good price for that much technology.

 

KVD version is $16 cheaper and comes with a "pack of lures"...lol thats a no brainer!!

KVD version is $16 cheaper and comes with a "pack of lures"...lol thats a no brainer!!

Not only that the unit has the red bling and KVD's signature.

WOW!!   I ordered the wrong one LOL

Not only that the unit has the red bling and KVD's signature.

 

Even better, didnt notice that...

It's a very nice unit ,You'll be happy ...

I bought the KVD verzion. Every dollar counts right. Extra money to buy more stuff i dont need. LOL

There was a pretty good swing in prices  the big stores where a lot more expensive ... Hope everyone shopped  around ...

There was a pretty good swing in prices  the big stores where a lot more expensive ... Hope everyone shopped  around ...

 

Boater's land seems to be the cheapest Ive seen.  Please PM me if you have found something cheaper...

I just purchased my Helix SI this morning. I'm excited

and nervous at the same time. I purchased it from Boaters Land.

(AKA SJK products) I got a great deal BUT I won't see it until mid February.

Anybody ever purchase anything from this company?

 

Where did it tell you they would not ship until Mid-Feb?

When I ordered it the guy told me that the KVD was B/O until mid February but the regular SI was the end of January.

 If you read closely, there website says "Preorder".  I don't think there's more bang for your buck than this unit. worth the wait IMO

Well I broke down and ordered two! 

 

Mid-February delivery is close enough to my birthday to justify it to the Mrs. (I hope) lol...

Congrats.  I read somewhere, "The famous last words of a fisherman".

" I hope when I die my wife doesn't sell my fishing gear for what I told her I paid for it"