hey guys,
just installed furuno fc587 with airmar tm260 transducer transom mount, i thought i had it in the right location but upon testing it something aint right, its seems fine whilst im not moving but as soon as i move it loses it all together does it just need to be lowered below the bottom of the hull more ? i can load some photos up if i need to just wasnt sure if you can have the transducer sticking out to far underneath thanks in advance !!
yea mate you will need to post photos just incase its behide a strake
happy days ahead summer is coming
sweet ill get some in the morning although i was careful and made sure it was between the 2 strakes running down the hull ill post em up in the morning
Hey mate, I have the same set up ill post some photo as soon as I get a chance, it sits about 25mm below the plane of the hull on the leading edge and 40on the back edge. Mine reads at WOT 40knts in flat conditions, no problem reading at 18-25 knots in a lumpy conditions, I had to put a shroud over it to stop its roster tail spay hitting the engine.
Nick
having a hard time uploading photos to the page any one care to enlighten me on how to do it correctly ? it says the files are too large
try this: http://www.picresize.com/
"having a hard time uploading photos to the page any one care to enlighten me on how to do it correctly ? it says the files are too large"
This is it http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...he-chat-boards
this is the picture
heres the rest of the photos this was how i had it ive moved it a bitlower today how does it look ?
and this is what ive changed it to after i tested it ive lowered it as you can see on the new photos but havnt had the chance to get back out
Definitely looks at a better height now than before. The angle is a bit more than I would typically use but give it a try before you do anything further - no need for more work if it's all good.
personally i reckon the planning strakes forward of the transom and the bilge pump pick up could be your problem.
im with john boy mate i think its to close to the strake you would get some form of disturbed water being that close.
Here's how mines mounted mate, as said planing strake isn't helping your cause
Nick
The transducer is mounted centrally between the two strakes - there is no other place to put it. This is just one of the joys of these large transom mounts - there is only so much real estate on the transom of a trailer boat and due to the physical dimensions of these things, mounting below the first half strake is physically impossible a lot of the time.
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