Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Fishing Forum :: How to mount a transducer
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Savage Voyageur |
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SouthernExposure |
quote Savage Voyageur:We are going to need a few pictures of this when you can. " Here are two photos of the temporary transducer mount. This one shows the components: the pvc connector, the hose clamp and the balloon. This one shows the mount half full of water, sitting on the bottom of the canoe with the transducer sitting on the bottom. The weight of the water and the transducer makes good contact with the hull and allows a clear transmission and reception of the signal. I think that other materials could be used in place of the balloon such as thin latex sheet, a cut open latex glove or any flexible, resilient, waterproof material. SE |
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PatrickE |
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Grizzlyman |
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SouthernExposure |
quote mastertangler: "...I did this up near the bow........be certain to avoid skid plates as that will just use more power. Then I coiled the excess cable tightly and secured using electrical cable ties. " This is a very good point to make. I believe that the transducer would be best situated under the bow seat with the sonar unit near the stern paddler. The cables should be kept tidy and out of the way with cable ties. You can use whatever successful method you prefer to mount the transducer for a through-the-hull application. Mounting the transducer near the front of the canoe allows you a few seconds to drop marker buoys from the stern seat more accurately on fish and structure that you identify on your sonar. SE |
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forgop |
I don't have enough time to get another suction kit before I leave. Bracket And then I came across this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unm9LC2uEbA I've read something about being able to go through the hull of a kevlar canoe, but a little perplexed how to pull this off. |
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Lotw |
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mastertangler |
Just squeeze out a lemon sized pile of goo and seat transducer within. I seated mine to the bottom of my boat (not suspended within the silicone) by gently but firmly pushing the transducer until it gained contact with the bottom of the vessel. Then, using latex or nitrile gloves I smothered the transducer with the excess silicone. I did this up near the bow........be certain to avoid skid plates as that will just use more power. Then I coiled the excess cable tightly and secured using electrical cable ties. The cord that ran to the depth finder unit is routed and installed under the gunnel using clips designed for that very purpose. The clips are held in place via stainless screws. This is a very satisfactory set up (shooting through the hull) and avoids the hassle of the suction cup becoming continuously detached as well as creating drag on the boat. Better! |
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Savage Voyageur |
quote SouthernExposure: "I was holding off on responding to this thread until I could try out my prototype for a temporary removable transducer mounting. It works the way I wanted so far, but further testing is still needed to be certain that it works with other hulls. We are going to need a few pictures of this when you can. |
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SouthernExposure |
The mounting is a 4" pvc straight junction fitting, a 4" pipe clamp and a big rubber balloon. Cut the balloon cleanly about 2/3 of the way to the open end. Stretch it over the pvc fitting and clamp it. At the lake, fill it about 1/2 full of water and place it on the floor of the hull wherever you wish. The weight of the water will force the rubber into good, solid contact with the hull. Place the transducer in the reservoir and your sonar unit should start reading immediately. This will make it possible to use your portable sonar unit (mine is the Garmin Striker 4) in a rental canoe without having to clean up any gel or silicone mess when you turn it back in. I have not tried this on an aluminum or a kevlar hull, just the fiberglass/cedar/fiberglass hull of my stripper, which to me should present a greater deterrent to sound waves than the other two. SE |
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Timber02 |
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joetrain |
~JOE~ Dang double post. |
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shuz |
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joetrain |
~JOE~ |
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Bushman |
I make sure the bottom of the foam is open to the kevlar canoe bottom. Then I simply put the transducer in a ziploc bag full of water and push it into the foam block. I tuck it under my seat in a Wenonah Boundary Waters edition canoe. The BW has foam in the floor so be sure to set it off to the side of these if your canoe has them. It is super simple and works great for rental canoes. |