Another possibility is the gain setting on your Sonar. On our R27 Classic it must be set to Auto (top center of sonar screen on GPS 7212) to work consistently.I have the same issue on both my Rangers.
It requires RV antifreezeI understand that antifreeze is the fluid to put in the transducer. Does it matter what type?
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