Installing big thru hull transducers...have you done it?

[Mr. Sandman]

I took a pic of what I have installed now. I like the current location. It is in frond of the engine and awkward to work around in the bilge but from a external hydrodynamic standpoint it is in a low disturbance location along the keel.

I may need several transducers installed (regular sonar + side scan) and I think the side scan needs 2.

[beamie]

Geez Sandman,

Oh boy,like you started off saying, more involved.........

That looks like an awlful place to be right on that stiffner strake. above or below it would have been better but that depends on inside accessibility. I would say that was a mistake and they made it work or it had to go there to get at it inside. Dealing with a fairing block in that same area would not be easy. May have to just plug that one up permanent and relocate new.

Which way is that one shooting now? Is it verticle on the inside or is it one of those self leveling internal jobs?

Yes need one either side of keel for structure scan. You probably don't have a keel like a downeast boat though do you.

Was on a buds boat for just a short time and he showed me his side scan. He still finds the fish on the regular unit many times but this is real nice for the structure when it comes to bottom fishing rocks and recs. A bit pricy but very cool if you have the budget and room. He just had the scan unit part for everything else on the multifunction he already had seperate units.