Transducer Mounting

[cehart]

Hello

I've a tinny and rather than drill holes below the waterline to mount a transducer, I'm toying with the idea of cutting a section of white plastic cutting board and fixing it to the transom with some 3m 5200.

Have anyone used this adhesive and if so would it be strong enough to hold the block in place or is there a better product?

Cheers

[Mark-P]

You could also drill & tap a piece of 6mm ally.
Then sika flex it to the hull, or use some dow corning silicone.
If using mil-finish, best to rough it up abit first.

Mark

[Spaniard_King]

just silicon it to the inside of the boat so it shoots through the hull... best picture ever on my 3.95 with a Lowrance 337C DF

Use non acetic curing silicon... very easy to do

[jason p]

hey Garry, i was under the impresion that a transducer wont shoot through metal or timber?? obviously not the case then a?

jp

[Spaniard_King]

Jason, I am sure a lot more would mount them inside if they saw the results

[cehart]

Jason, I am sure a lot more would mount them inside if they saw the results

Is this with the transom mount transducer or a shoot thru hull unit??

Cheers

[Spaniard_King]

Transom mount.. siliconed to the hull on the inside

[Moffy]

wish i'd thought to try this with my transducer on the X135 that i snapped off at the mount (transducer part fine).....................

[cehart]

Transom mount.. siliconed to the hull on the inside

Any advice on any specific location and does it have to be level?

Thanks

[Spaniard_King]

I will take a good pic for all to see tomorrow.. we have it between 2 strakes in a position which has it shooting straight down so it is actually on an angle to get it to shoot straight down

[cehart]

I will take a good pic for all to see tomorrow.. we have it between 2 strakes in a position which has it shooting straight down so it is actually on an angle to get it to shoot straight down

That would be great. I thought about mounting it internally originally but then I read that it wouldn't work with alloy hulls from the sounder manufacturing sites or if I tried I might have to buy some expensive thru hull unit which would probably cost more than the sounder

[Spaniard_King]

OKhere are some pics... this is the 4th boat I have done like this all with great results.

[cehart]

Thanks, I'm assuming its at the back off centre but does it matter whether the transducer is pointing forward or backwards,

[Spaniard_King]

Thanks, I'm assuming its at the back off centre but does it matter whether the transducer is pointing forward or backwards,

It possibly could but I have never tried it

[murf]

hey Gary does that work for an old 5m glass boat too?

I hate having the transducer out the back when beach launching

cheers Murf