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06-05-2011, 06:16 PM | #9 |
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Electrical Putty Installation of Transducer
Electrical Putty Transducer Installation
Not happy with the wet installation results of my transducer I remembered a Youtube video a friend of mine, John Oast, did about installing a transducer with Electrical Putty. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u1d3_UeD3k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEZ9_C1iKP0 I went back to watch how he did the installation and found another video of someone who tested it on 3 different Kayaks with a couple of different installations. I chose to follow what John did with his transducer. Here are the materials needed, I did not photo the Marine goop but that is needed to secure the sponge to the Kayak in this method of installation. I like having the ring to be the guide for where the transducer is going to be installed. First I cleaned the area with alcohol prior to gluing the sponge. Then I glued the sponge into place and let that sit for about 5 minutes. Then I opened the putty and cut off a little chunk. I then formed that into a small flat slab to put in the center of the sponge opening, making sure to really mush it around to fill the opening. Then I stuck the transducer in the opening and rocked into place. This Putty is sticky and does not let things slip. Prior to launching I made sure the transducer did not move and it had not. I am very happy with the results I found that the readings were right on, depth wise, and temp wise. The best part to this is I can move the FF to another boat, or Kayak at any time. Cost of the sponge - 99 Cents Cost of Electrical Putty - $1.29 Home Depot Marine Goop and Alcohol already on hand. Time spent on installation including driving 30 minutes. Watch the videos I have included there is a way to install without gluing anything to the hull. Great option if you don't want to glue anything to your hull.
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kayak fishing inovations, kayak rigging ideas |
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