Transducer Grease Mount - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Kailolo · 03-10-2011, 06:33 AM

Type of Grease for Transducer Grease Mount

In additon to Humminbird's video for installation of their Kayk Kir using a grease mount you can go to http://www.yakhawaii.com/index.php?o...ging&Itemid=62 for another video.

But for DIY, according to that link, H-bird support stated that "marine grease" or "axle grease" could be used. Has to resist heat (and preferably is not stinky!). The viscosity of the grease will help hold the transducer in place as will a very snug foam cutout, if you DIY.

I plan to make my own holder as soon as I recieve my new H-bird FF.

Maybe someone can post a "brand" of grease that has worked well.

I was told by H-bird that the only difference between a transom mount transducer and an in-hull mount transducer when mounted in-hull is that the transom mount tranducer may not read temperatures well. Maybe that is because of the location of the temp sensor inside the puck is different than inside the transom mount transducer?

YakMedic · 03-11-2011, 05:16 AM

Kailolo,

I've done a grease mount on my last two kayaks and love it. I made the transducer well out of high density foam and the grease I used was from westmarine http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=10773

I dont remember the heat rating because it is in my grease gun right now but I know it was high (600 maybe)

roadx · 03-11-2011, 11:14 AM

didnt go out fishing today because of the hugh tsunami at LJ, so i changed my wet mount to a grease mount. i used a ziplock bag to cover the the grease to make it less messy. no more forgetting to fill the well.

03-10-2011, 06:33 AM	#1
Kailolo Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 64	Marine Grease or Axle Grease Type of Grease for Transducer Grease Mount In additon to Humminbird's video for installation of their Kayk Kir using a grease mount you can go to http://www.yakhawaii.com/index.php?o...ging&Itemid=62 for another video. But for DIY, according to that link, H-bird support stated that "marine grease" or "axle grease" could be used. Has to resist heat (and preferably is not stinky!). The viscosity of the grease will help hold the transducer in place as will a very snug foam cutout, if you DIY. I plan to make my own holder as soon as I recieve my new H-bird FF. Maybe someone can post a "brand" of grease that has worked well. I was told by H-bird that the only difference between a transom mount transducer and an in-hull mount transducer when mounted in-hull is that the transom mount tranducer may not read temperatures well. Maybe that is because of the location of the temp sensor inside the puck is different than inside the transom mount transducer?

03-11-2011, 11:14 AM	#3
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	didnt go out fishing today because of the hugh tsunami at LJ, so i changed my wet mount to a grease mount. i used a ziplock bag to cover the the grease to make it less messy. no more forgetting to fill the well. __________________

03-11-2011, 05:16 AM	#2
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	Kailolo, I've done a grease mount on my last two kayaks and love it. I made the transducer well out of high density foam and the grease I used was from westmarine http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...classNum=10773 I dont remember the heat rating because it is in my grease gun right now but I know it was high (600 maybe)