How NOT to fit a transducer
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Tue, 2008-05-20 16:32
I installed my new Gps & Sounder on saturday but by the looks of this rooster tail i got Sunday i have not got it right *LOL* would anyone know if i have it set to low or to High . I feel it is to low
Thanks Russ
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mako magic
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gee lucky there wasnt a boat
gee lucky there wasnt a boat behind you, bet they would have got pretty wet lol
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look in the manual
hey russell if it doesnt have a diagram in the book have a look online theres a range of pics and instructions just have a look around
Andy
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what unit is it?
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Ha Ha thanks guys
We really wanted a jet ski *lol*
Have updated to include transducer pic
Andy it is a Hummingbird
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Way too low
it should be about 5-10mm below the hull at the lowest point maybe even less
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Thanks Guys
More holes in the hull *lol*
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hummingbird
Get a straight edge run it along the hull on your motor side of the tranducer line the stright egde up with the line on the transducer. If you understand what i mean. I work at a hummingbird agent and have fitted a few, i have found that way to work the best.
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Thanks Andy
Yeah i guess my eye was out of line a bit *lol*
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Make
a stainless bracket with the existing holes you've drilled and then attach the transducer in the right spot after? Something like that anyhoo.......Maxy.......
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Use double sided tape
When I had a boat (wish I still did) I fitted the transducer with double sided tape. It sounds weird but it works. They use that stuff now to fix cladding to sides of high rise buildings so I think there will be no problem holding a transducer to the side of a boat. Just get tape that is fit for the application - eg. exposed to and sometimes submerged in water.
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Thanks GusG
Will look into it
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As Andy said, the center
As Andy said, the center line of the transducer needs to be lined up with the base of the hull.
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TRANSDUCER
just put the boat in for some work on thurs gettin them to mount it .saves me putin too many holes in the glass.dont want it looking like a sieve.
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No worries
iT is a 917c better not get any fuzzzzzzzzzzzz as they insured me that i could go at good speeds and still pick up bottom . Well i suppose only time will tell
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sounder mounting
could anyone tell my why most sounder transducers are on the right stern?? mine is on the left it came like that but it works great and no faze out or anything (if it aint broke dont fix it lol) just curious cheers craig
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Good question Craig!
LOL, never though about that - convention perhaps? Maybe because (in Australia) our bridge is on the starboard side and it's 'cleaner' etc, to run the wiring etc down the starboard side? Otherise, you'd be running wires across the back of the bulkhead to reach the port side.?
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humminbird
mines an older hummin bird but works awesome for a b w
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yeah normally because of
yeah normally because of prop rotation and clean water, though the idea of wires colin, is that as practically all the wires run down the drivers side of the boat it would be my understanding that the sounder wires would be best on the left away from all the wires to give no interferance at all
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tranny!
Yeh as mentioned, too low and you want to have the back of the transducer slightly (1 notch) angled down at the back which helps with water flow/better picture and eliminating the rooster tail.
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You're right Matt
Yup, running ALL the wires (especially non shielded) can cause RF interference. Intersting that the old 500Uf (micro fared (sp)) capaciter can help there. But, (always) the best solution is to prevent, rather than correct.
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