Transom Mounted Transducer Placement

[Jon G]

Hooper I put mine(20') right were TimD did and it works great. Slightly inboard of the center of the seconed running plane. The only time I have a problem reading is when I cut a hard left and get a little air under it. Tim nice boat BTW. Capt Brad Lexan and 5200 is whats holding my gas tank in so I'm sure its strong enough to hold a transducer on. I think I might try to mount mine that way when I redo the transom, the less holes the better!

[TUGBOAT]

I'm going to mount the Garmin td right where Ya said,Thanks for that info.It came with a transom mount,
I also have a Furuno chartplotter,The td shoots thru the Hull.I bought this unit from a friend.It was mounted shooting through the hull,w/clear silicone,It was removed then replaced using a white silicone ? He said it did not work as well.Is there a trick or placement for a shoot thru hull ? I really don't want to put a HOLE thru the hull.I would really love to put in the bow/angle towards the bow SONAR !!!! Ok back to reality.
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[JohnS]

Brad,
"<< Shoot-Thru-Hull Mount
In this installation, the transducer is bonded to the inside of the hull with epoxy. Ideally, the transducer is placed in the aft third of the hull close to the centerline. The signal "shoots through" the hull with some loss of signal strength. This installation must be made in an area of the hull that is made from solid fiberglass, with no air bubbles or separated layers. If the hull is of multi-layer or "sandwich" construction, you will have to remove the inner layer of fiberglass and the wood or foam core to expose the outer layer of the hull. This type of mount is recommended only with 192 or 200 kHz transducers."

This is right from Lowrance's website.....

John

[SECF3114M73J]

ERic, I have a Lowrance X55. Lowrance sells a "hockey puck" transducer,it's shaped like a puck. I was having trouble getting good readings at cruising speed, so the local marine electronic shop suggested I try shooting through the hull. The thing to do is to have the boat in the water and move the transducer around to find a good spot. Mine is about 10" port of the center line,about 3 ft. forward of the transom. You don't want to shoot through the keel. When you locate your best spot, put down a good spooge of 4200 and seat your transducer firmly. Job done.Yeah it's seated on an angle, but so what,the boat rocks anyhow.

[TUGBOAT]

Thanks Fellows,
Just one of those ?'s.Heck I outta just hold & point !!Look anywhere I want.
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[ April 17, 2003, 06:09 PM: Message edited by: Capt. Brad ]

[SECF3114M73J]

Worked on the boat this weekend and took measurements of my transducer location-9 inches port of centerline, 21 inches forward of transom,just forward of where the baitwell used to be.

[madmax]

I HAVE USED THROUGH HULL AND TRANSOM MOUNTS. THE NEW TRANSOM MOUNTS ARE VERY GOOD. I HAVE USED 5200 TO PLACE THE TRANSDUCER TO SHOOT THROUGH THE HULL, MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL AIR BUBBLES OUT OF THE GELL.

MADMAX