rochepoint
Guru
- Joined
- Apr 4, 2009
- Messages
- 1,747
- Location
- Sidney BC, Canada
- Vessel Name
- Roche Point
- Vessel Make
- 1985 Cheer Men PT38 Sedan
I installed mine a "shoot thru the hull" Humminbird puck in wax. the wax is from a wax ring as used to seal a toilet onto a floor drain, available at any hardware store. I kneaded the wax well to soften it and remove air bubbles, put a blob of it against the hull and squished the puck into it. It worked well so I left it there that was about 4 years ago. it has worked fine since. This is a digital display model.
Pictured below with the floorboard lifted
A buddy with a sailboat with Raymarine pack had a sounder that stopped working properly. Raymarine said it was the black box unit, we installed a new one - no change. Borrowed a new transducer from our dealer, hung it over the side and problem solved. He said looks like a haul-out to replace it. I said the boys on TF said to stick it on the inside of the hull wthl wax from a toilet ring, we did it and it works great! So no rush haul-out required, will replace the thru hull transducer at the haul-out next year......THANKS for the GREAT idea!