BUNNINGS WET BOX FOR A 200B-8B FURUNO TRANSDUCER FOR UNDER $50
Submitted by Kal on Thu, 2015-11-12 11:25
Had to try pick a spot where it should work didn't have much room to do much ,but saving this side for my 3kw wet box
Decided to put it under my tank fittings on the starboard side not much room but will just fit.
removed the wood for mounting bilge pump
Cleaning up the bottom of the bilge to make sure no air bubbles.
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Kal
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Hope you guys can make sense
Hope you guys can make sense of it if you go down that path works great up to 25knts, then starts to break up a little bit ,but still reads at 41knots,
Hooter73
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Hi Kal. Trolling through
Hi Kal. Trolling through the pages I found this from a few years ago and was wondering how the 3Kw wet box ended up? I'm looking at a similar setup for my cat and was wondering what you used for the box. Also the pipe you used for the 200 - Is it just standard stormwater pipe as I haven't found anything with an internal diameter of 110mm to fit the tranny? I'd appreciate any further info you have - cheers
bradz
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Clever
Very clever way of doing it. Great clarity on the screen confirms a job well done.
Did you pull anything from that spot? Looks extremely promising.
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
JohnF
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good job mate. Nothing like
good job mate. Nothing like doing it yourself for 1/10 the price and having it work!
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Scotte
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How thick is the bottom skin
How thick is the bottom skin of glass ?
Bryce Day
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Looks good, Is it a 2 or 3
Looks good, Is it a 2 or 3 kw?
Kal
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Bottom glass would be an inch
Bottom glass would be an inch thick still ,took about 10mm of the crappy gelcoat stuff that they coat the inside of the hull with.
Bryce it is a 200khz 2kw transducer
Also filled it with straight Isuzu coolant that I had at work.
Kal
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Hey Bradz ,Its Tapouts dhuie
Hey Bradz ,Its Tapouts dhuie mountain spot,so I think it would be productive ,only had trolling gear on board so no bottom fishing till the ban over.
Tim
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Nice
Kal
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yep still kicking Tim,lol
yep still kicking Tim,lol .
Thought ill wet box the 200khz at the moment to see what kind of results i get .I am looking at a 28khz in 3 kw for the port side of my bilge, as ive got a little more room, but not much more than the transducer it self .so ill just wait as it dont want to hang it out the back wet faced unless i really have to.
Tim
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scottnofish
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why you going to at 28khz
Dosnt the 295 only go down to 38 khz only the 1195 will run at 28 khz i run my r299 at 38 khz get great readings to 1000m
Bryce Day
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How deep you going to fish
How deep you going to fish with that 28?
scano
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Just out of curiosity
what was the thought process or reasoning behind filling with coolant? Does the ethylene glocol behave as a good comductor for sounder signal or something?
Kal
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just hoping less bubbles than
just hoping less bubbles than water.
tangles
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dhui mountain
what an awsome spot
battjn
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What sort of boat
What sort of boat do you have this in. I've recently done the same thing in my boat but my picture is very average above 10 kts or in chop. Far to much interference!
Kal
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seafarer vagabond
seafarer vagabond
Gertcha
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Thanks heaps Kal I got a fcv
Thanks heaps Kal
I got a fcv 295 in the box and was wondering what to do with it.
will try your method first.
did you remove the gel coat exposing the wood core on the boat ?
cheers
Kal
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You have to remove the wood
You have to remove the wood as it contains air and cant sound through it.
The wood is for mounting the bilge pump.