Need help finding an affordable depth finder

[Atropine]

I don't fish much or plan to, but I'd like to have a depth finder in my boat just because I'm curious how deep the lake is in some parts where we go. I don't know anything about depth finders. All I know is that I don't want to drill any new holes in the boat hull and I need something as AFFORDABLE as possible (cheap is a nasty word). I use the boat really just for wakeboarding/waterskiing. I looked around on e-bay and saw some used Hummingbird 400 units for around the 50-60 dollar range, but I don't know if this will work for me or if they are reliable/accurate, etc. I need some advice!

 

[riptide116]

Re: Need help finding an affordable depth finder

shop around,I did for all winter hoping santa would bring me one,but I am installing my first fishfinder so I am not to far ahead of ya,I happen to have bought the hummingbird 400 that u had mentioned,on my boat I allready have a mount for transducer but I really dont think that old mount is anywhere near the right size/type so I am probably goint to remove old one and install new mounting kit that was in box...<br />then the fun part of figuring out the buttons..<br /><br />as for the lake,with info thru your local library in maps,of course they might not let em out the door,but then again the internet is a great source for topagraphy of the lake bed.<br /><br />whats the lake name?<br /><br />its crunch time for boating season...<br />peace