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Put a wire brush on your drill and clean roughen the hull where the pipe will attach. Drilling holes in my new boat was not an option so I did a lot of homework and contemplating.
How To Mount A Transducer Without Drilling.
How to mount a transducer without drilling. Using the Stern Saver to mount my transducer. My Email Business ONLY. How to mount your transducer using silicone and a plastic block without drilling holes in your boats transom.
Mount the transducer through a hole cut in the top of the housing with the face of the transducer facing downward. Inside-the-hull transducers should be filled with propylene glycol which is a nontoxic antifreeze that is available at Wal-Mart and other retail outlets to prevent algae and other growth from collecting inside and will not harm transducers. To mount a transducer.
Clean and sand a spot on the transom apply small amount of DP8005 stick on piece of starboard let it set for 8-12 hours then bead edges with sealant 42005200. Then you affix the transducer with screws. If you buy DP8005 get some extra mixer nozzles theyre one use disposables.
My boat came pre-rigged with a shoot-through ducer in the stern. However I think I could get better performance by externally mounting it. I know there are plastic-type mounting plates available to reduce the drilling but I would think 3M or someone has an adhesive I could use to mount the plate with the ducer mounted to it.
Register Log In Texas Fishing Forum Forums Bass Fishing How to mount transducer without drilling holes. Forums Calendar Active Threads Forum Help. Drilling holes in my new boat was not an option so I did a lot of homework and contemplating.
I considered using an in-hull shoot thru transducer but I learned that the Garmin ClearVu technology wouldnt work and Id lose the sensitivity of the Chirp sonar so I decided to stick with the transducer that came with the unit. Some have taken a thick plastic board and glued it to the transom and then mounted the transducer to it. But for the 3 small holes the screws make and a little 4200 on them when installed I dont see the problem.
Just put 2 of them on the transom of my. To do so apply the transducer in the middle and spin it for 90 degrees and put a heavy object on it. Or use the duck tape to secure it in place until its scorched.
12 to 24 hours is what it takes for the epoxy to harden and you are ready to use it. The way of the transducer Bow mountside mount. How to install or mount a sonarfishfinder transducer without drilling damaging holes in your boat - YouTube.
How to install or mount a sonarfishfinder transducer without drilling damaging holes. Your transducer mounting bracket should have enough offset to get the skimmer slightly below the bottom of the hull the recommended 14. You can cut the block if you would like four contact points will hold it on just fine but six is of course better.
We can only guarantee the product if it is left unmodified however. Fit a piece of plastic pipe to the hull where you want the transducer mounted. Put a wire brush on your drill and clean roughen the hull where the pipe will attach.
Mount the transducer in the pipe in the same orientation youd have it if it were hanging off the transom. Seal the mounting holes with the 5200. Leave a half-inch or so between transducer and hull.
If you use 5200 or 4200 will take more work to remove. Anyway you mount it you should put a cable tie or something to hold the cable close to the transducer. This is just it case you hit a log or something that rips it off the transom.
Without the cable tie. You can either re-use existing holes in the Stern Saver from previous transducers by simply using 34 long or shorter screws of a larger diameter than the previous screws. For example if you previously had a device mounted using a 34 8 screw then upsize to a 34 6 screw.
How To Mount A Transducer Without Drilling. If you want to mount a transom mount transducer but are uneasy about drilling your transom below the waterline there is another option. You can get a stern pad witch is basically a plastic block that you can be glued to.
Mount transducer as close to the center of the boat. Do not mount the plug behind the ribs screws plugs inlet or outlet holes or anything that could produce bubbles and cause water turbulence. To achieve optimum performance a transducer must be mounted in a clean water stream non-turbulent.
After 24 hours you can mount your transducer to the mounting plate. Keep in mind the depth of your mounting plate and use screws of an appropriate depth. As you will be using shorter screws than what came with the transducer you may wish to step up a.
Ricohman documented his install using a Sternmate which allows you to mount the transducer without drilling holes in the transom. I tried to fashion a poor-mans Sternmate using a piece of poly cutting board that I adhered to the hull with 5200. I wasnt thrilled with the setup – the 5200 took forever to set up so I ended up modifying it a bit.
Does anyone have a solution to mount a bass shaker transducer to the back of my Autostyle BS5 seat without having to drill holes in the back. The seat has a double curved shell horizontally and vertically as shown on the photo. I have mounted the bass shaker to a square plank now and used strong velcro strips with a strong adhesive back.
The transducer needs to be located in the water and usually just below the level of the hull. Transom mount transducers are usually plastic are the most common type used and are the cheapest of the transducer types available. The recommended overall size of a boat with a planing hull using a transom mount transducer is less than 30 feet.