What Do You Think? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

T-Rex · 03-16-2014, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Zfish03

X2 bag it and secure it on entry and return. Give it a good fresh water wipe down when you get home. Put some dielectric gel and corrosion protectant on it. I've lost one because I didn't do this (it caught on fire at the launch, literally). Fortunately I had insurance on it.

x2. Use dielectric grease and rinse with fresh water when you get home. I've never had to use my insurance from West Marine, but it does give some peace of mind!

alanw · 03-16-2014, 08:16 PM

FFs are waterproof. If it fails due to submersion then just get a new one under warranty. Mine gets soaked and sprayed every time it goes out. It gets hosed down every time it comes back. It still works fine after 1.5 years. Dielectric grease on the connection is the only special treatment it gets.

FISH11 · 03-16-2014, 08:36 PM

Keeping die electric grease on both the fish finder terminals and the harness plug terminal helps prevent corrosion. Provably just as important is to disconnect the battery terminals before disconnecting the Fish finder that will prevent electrolysis because there won't be any electrical current in the wiring. I go trough and back again in the surf at LJ and have not had any problems following that rule.

03-16-2014, 08:16 PM	#2
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	FFs are waterproof. If it fails due to submersion then just get a new one under warranty. Mine gets soaked and sprayed every time it goes out. It gets hosed down every time it comes back. It still works fine after 1.5 years. Dielectric grease on the connection is the only special treatment it gets. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

03-16-2014, 08:36 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Keeping die electric grease on both the fish finder terminals and the harness plug terminal helps prevent corrosion. Provably just as important is to disconnect the battery terminals before disconnecting the Fish finder that will prevent electrolysis because there won't be any electrical current in the wiring. I go trough and back again in the surf at LJ and have not had any problems following that rule.