Show us your Side Image pics

[BruceB]

Pic of the Beagle I took yesterday on the Millport cruise. Took a few others but didn't really have the time to get good pictures without delaying the run round.
You can see the boiler and engine plus the collision damage from just aft of the bow.

[geir]

Hi,
here are some images of the Norwegian steamer Anna Sofie, sunk in 1944
http://home.online.no/~ge-joer/anna_soe.htm#overskrift
The first picture is from one of the first days out, the sound where this wreck is situated opens out to the North Sea, an at that time the waves were over a meter, and there also was some current, not the best conditions Included the picture just to show the noise from the engine. The second is a day later, still som waves and current, but better. Here I am nearly on top of the wreck, lying on her side, I think we can see the bottom with the bilge keels. The third picture is from the inside, the bottom is sloping towards the wreck, leveling out just before the hull. Had some trouble keeping a straight course against the waves and current. Lastly there is the first setup of the transducers, I have since turned the SS transducer around with the cable pointing aft, the noise was improving, but I still have to trim out the engine somewhat. Anybody happen to know the exact location of the various transducers, and their vertical angle?

[geir]

These are all from the steamer Vestra. http://home.online.no/~ge-joer/vestrae.htm#overskrift
Have been experimenting with various speeds and distances...

[markymarkP]

My Lowrance Structure Scan arrived yesterday, and i fitted it last night!

fitting was simplicity itself, and two hours, the job was done!
i went for the HDS 8

so this weekend, i will try her out!

i will post up any pictures i get then!

[Simon B]

Fantastic! wish I was able to accelerate the purchase of ours. You'd think it wont be too long before we can get a side image of all the wrecks on the UK top 100 list or start augmenting Wrecksite.eu reports.

[markymarkP]

here are my first offerings, first outing with the Lowrance Structurescan

its an incredible bit of kit! like shooting fish in a barrel

found a wreck already!!

[Dr Doof]

Looks fantastic.

Ordered mine when I ordered HDS 8, should be here next week!

Can't wait.

Amazing.

[paul holder]

hi chaps all these images are superb the more the better.
markymarkp what wreck is the one you show ?? have you tried the the unit in deaper water
we are about to get a humminbird 897
it is interesting to see images of the coronation as i thought it was forbiden to dive at all .
i have a flat at fort picklecombe and been diving the area for years therefor your site is of great interest.

[markymarkP]

i dont know the name of the wreck, still trying to find out.

i have got images in deeper water, and they are fantastic. i cant publish them, as they are for a forthcoming book on the Coronation, but getting some more today, so i will post up some of those.

we looked at the Humminbird, but the lowrance structurescan system had better functions, and none of the freeze problems the Humminbirds have suffered from.

The Coronation is protected, but i am a licensee, so i can dive her when i want.

if you click to our website, you can arrange to dive her if you want!

www.coronationwreck.co.uk

[BruceB]

Well heres one I took yesterday of the Thalia. I found the downscan function and had a play with that. I hadn't tried it because I misuderstood the manual (Lowrance manuals are one of the companies weak points) and thought it only worked if you had a broadband sounder.
This is a view of the wreck (twice crossing at different angles) from directly above looking straight down rather than side scan.

[Simon B]

From a sonar and sidescan forum; Dr Depth
It's heavily geared to fishing but this tutorial is an excellent overview of features that could be used for a number of survey needs not just fishies.

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Bruce have you looked at Dr Depth's app for mosaiccing sidescan images?

[BruceB]

Had a look at it but its pretty expensive, £233 for the SS version and there isn't a Lowrance version available as yet. Does look quite useful though....

[Simon B]

I'd not spotted it was HBird only, was planning on getting this app later this year might hold off now for a bit.

Not sure if our club will be buying the module now, shame, but we'll get there in the end somehow.

[BruceB]

If you aren't getting the SS unit it still looks worthwhile. The depth logging map making software is a lot cheaper and seems to work almost like a low grade SS by post processing going by the website and demo.

[geir]

Originally Posted by BruceB

Had a look at it but its pretty expensive, £233 for the SS version and there isn't a Lowrance version available as yet. Does look quite useful though....

As far as I can tell from DrDepth's website, It's only a few tweaks that's missing from the Lowrance version. The price is 179 EUR for the SS version and 275 EUR for the SS + BT version.

[Simon B]

Been out playing with ours, mixed results till we learn how to drive it. We been looikng for stuff our divers know well. The resolution doesnt look as good as the shots in the manual!

I keep thinking I'm missing something in the settings

[Simon B]

Latest pic from our unit, the M2 sub out of Weymouth/Portland. Would have been nice to have side imaged it. This is in "Downscan" mode, not quite as much detail but a bit easier to use.

[diverdad]

That's a great shot Simon. What was the surface conditions like?

Lee

[Simon B]

I wasnt on this dive, I'll find out. We try to sonar log dives too but I think the SD card has been missplaced. We are still having mixed results when scanning from the side but shall persevere with settings and distance off the wreck.

[BogMonster]

That's brilliant