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Originally Posted by bolocop
So I have a Pro Angler 12 with the Lowrance ready transducer install. I encountered a problem with this.
When I went out to La Jolla, I dragged my PA12 into the ocean. When I turned on my FF, the depths were bouncing around all over the place, 20ft, 60ft, 130ft, then 60ft, then 130ft, etc.
When I came home, I took off the transducer plate and it was full of sand. I can't prove that it was the landing that filled it up, but I have a sneaky suspicion that it was already full of sand after the launch.
What have you folks done to prevent this? I thought of putting stainless steel strainer material in the gap, or just cutting an outline of the transducer in the transducer plate to prevent this kind of thing.
Any thoughts?
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No trouble here, sure you get sand and rocks in there from time to time. Solution...clean it out. I havent noticed any adverse effects from having sand in that area. Even if that whole area were packed full of sand, Im sure the sonar would have no trouble shooting thru the little bit of sand that sits inbetween the ducer and the plate.
If your sonar depth is jumping around, id suspect the transducer wiring, or the unit itself.