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Re: transducer problems
Reply #10 - Sep 27th, 2010 at 5:31pm
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I'm a "thru-the-hull" shooter. 

Many years ago, I took a short section of plastic down spout and trimmed it to the interior hull contour just behind the bulkhead in the bow of my canoe.  I then siliconed the edges to make a water-tight "cup."  I drop the transducer in the cup, pick up the small  section of synthetic sponge I cut down to fit the cup, dunk it in the water and add the water to the cup.  I then stuff the sponge in the cup to help anchor it in place ... its a bit over-sized so it provides a bit of friction so the transducer will stay in place even when the canoe is inverted.  I don't usually portage with it this way, but under most circumstances it will stay put for a moderate length portage.  I already have hull clips in place under each gunwale for mounting a rod tip protector tube (aka golf club sleeve), so I just run the cable thru the clips from the mounting thwart to the bow.  (I added one more clip on the bulkhead so the last mount is very close to the transducer, so even if it falls out of the cup, it doesn't fall below the gunwale line when the canoe is inverted.)

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Re: transducer problems
Reply #11 - Oct 21st, 2010 at 12:33pm
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Old Salt wrote on Sep 27th, 2010 at 5:02pm:
Not as long as you use small caliber rounds. Grin Grin


Somehow I missed this one. Very funny OS. I have a hunch things wouldn't get dull with you around  Wink.

I suppose I will just have to try it to really know but I'm still wondering if anyone has tried through the hull with a kev/carbon fiber boat?
  
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Reply #12 - Oct 21st, 2010 at 4:26pm
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mastertangler wrote on Oct 21st, 2010 at 12:33pm:
I suppose I will just have to try it to really know but I'm still wondering if anyone has tried through the hull with a kev/carbon fiber boat?

Try one post back, for example. Roll Eyes

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Re: transducer problems
Reply #13 - Oct 21st, 2010 at 5:47pm
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OK, wasn't sure what everyone paddles. Thanks.

North in a few weeks. Boats up there....... maybe I'll have time to test it out. Smiley

The big question becomes..............glop of glue or cup of water?

I wonder if going through the hull reduces the longevity of the batteries. In other words, when the batteries start to get weak would they then prove ineffectual because of having the additional material to signal through?

This is not my forte'. So if I seem ignorant of the basic fundamentals of electronics it's because I am. I am willing and eager to learn though Wink.
  
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Re: transducer problems
Reply #14 - Oct 21st, 2010 at 8:13pm
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Glue if you want the mount to be semipermanent. Water if not.
  
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