HDS Transducer for Signature 540f Transom or Thru Hull?

[Coota9]

Any advice out their what is better for my Signature 540f-Thru Hull or Transom Mount Transducer,will be fishing mainly in PPB.
Have heard some horror stories with mounting of Airmar P66 Ducer etc

[krazyfisher]

I run the shoot thru transducer and it works very well and no need to cut holes

[GBC]

I've got the same hull (542) with an airmar transducer.

You'll need to put a 6g staino self tapper into the kickup mechanism to stop it from kicking too easily - same with the airmar on my last outsider.
Apart from that there's nil issues.

[Horse]

My old P66 was a nightmare until I stuck it in a wetbox inside the hull. A console fire saw me having to replace the transducer and we went for a bronze low profile thu hull job and could not be happier with it.

http://www.airmartechnology.com/2009/products/marine-product.asp?prodid=34&manf=Furuno

[honda900]

if you want to see a comparison, the following thread has a furuno 585 using a p76 shoot through hull against a HDS with a transom mount transducer.

http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=172356


Regards
HOnda.

[champion]

Hey Coota, I have a 600w thru hull ducer for sale,its brand new, i put the 1kw.

cheers dave