Side imaging transducer install on inboard diesel?

[Jamie W]

Hi everyone..

 

Boat comes out this week for a service etc..

 

Bought a side imaging ff to fit, with a transom mount transducer..

 

I've read that this may course a problem due to prop wash/keel/rudder getting in the way.

 

Any ideas.???

 

Was going to mount it next to the tab.....

 

Some pics of other boats same as mine. Bottom one is mine. And shows the tabs..

 

P.s. I know about the twin thru-hull option.. But wouldn't be worth the extra cost to me :-(

 

 

 

 

[niggle]

Just had side and downscan fitted on mine but I didn't fit it,if you would like a phone number of the person that fitted mine( lowrance gen 2) then pm me

Nige

[wotu2uk]

On mine, (Lowrance structure scan and broadband scan) the two transducers (side and down scan) are on L brackets side by side, roughly at the inside edge of your tabs, but down at the bottom edge of the transom, so they shoot into clear water.

 

I wanted to mount them under the hull with the brackets reversed, but was advised not to.

 

Edited May 30, 2012 by wotu2uk

[AQUAJAK]

Hummingbird uses one Tranducer for the lot....if it's Hummingbird you have, looking at the pictures it should go ok just inside one of the tabs.....but the only concern would be prop wash.......I went through this back in Febuary, I ended up buying a through hull and fitted it on the lowest part to the boat...it was the only way without buying 2 of them at nearly

[Jamie W]

Cheers lads, feel more confident so far after reading this.

 

Im going to strap it to a pole today, and practice locations.

[Mike Fox]

...and some people say that Eastern European migrant workers don't contribute much to British society. Well done that man.

 

Mike

[LilBrit]

Just had side and downscan fitted on mine but I didn't fit it,if you would like a phone number of the person that fitted mine( lowrance gen 2) then pm me

Nige

Please let me know how you get on with it as I'm going to need a fishfinder upgrade on the Orkney at some point.

[ChrisE]

Whilst we have an outboard, our sonds are located on the transom. The gear works ok with clear sidescan images.

[Jim]

...and some people say that Eastern European migrant workers don't contribute much to British society. Well done that man.

 

Mike

You beat me to it Mike ! ! !

 

Apparently, they make Very Good Dancers !

 

 

Jim

[Brian]

Im going to strap it to a pole today, and practice locations.

If you're going to use a "pole", you don't need sonar. When he shouts, you're too shallow.