In-Hull transducer for depth.

[cpt_757]

Anyone experiences with In-Hull transducer?
I do not want to install a through Hull, any suggestion or option?
Thank you,

[Kalinka1]

Originally Posted by cpt_757

Anyone experiences with In-Hull transducer?
I do not want to install a through Hull, any suggestion or option?
Thank you,

No problem doing it. Put the transducer in a ziplock full of water. Put that where you want to finally have the transducer.turn on the sounder. If you get a reading your good to epoxie it in. Just make sure there are no air bubbles in the epoxie. I used the transducer covered in oil as a mold and made a pocket for it just foreward of the keel on the centre line of the boat. Once the epoxie hardened I could remove the transducer if needed. works a treat and I have a depth range down to 600 feet.

[Davidasailor]

Silicone caulk or wax (as in toilet wax rings) can also work in place of the epoxy.


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[a64pilot]

I used this one,
Garmin P79 6 Pin Plastic Adjustable Shoot Thru-hull Transducer
Says Garmin, but it is really Airmar and can be had with different wires for different sounders, mine is a Zeus, so I orderd one to fit B&G.
I installed with 5200, but silicone will work. I used straight anti-freeze to fill it, but have heard mineral oil works too.
Connected to my Zeus I now have both a back up depth finder, and a real dual frequency bottom machine.

[rwidman]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

I used this one,
Garmin P79 6 Pin Plastic Adjustable Shoot Thru-hull Transducer
Says Garmin, but it is really Airmar and can be had with different wires for different sounders, mine is a Zeus, so I orderd one to fit B&G.
I installed with 5200, but silicone will work. I used straight anti-freeze to fill it, but have heard mineral oil works too.
Connected to my Zeus I now have both a back up depth finder, and a real dual frequency bottom machine.

I used the same thing and it works fine. RV antifreeze is probably the best liquid to use. Water will work in a pinch as long as it doesn't freeze.

[32irwinSWFl]

I mounted my through hull transducer in a PVC coupler that I epoxied to the hull. Cut a slot for the wire, fill with mineral oil, screw PVC cap on and its been working for 3yrs.

[barnakiel]

We have one. We used plain plastic thru hull into a pvc tube epoxied to the hull and filled with oil (the tube, not sensor). It works OK and the range is about 10% less than by the specs of the sensor.

This is said not to work with cored hulls. Ours is solid grp.

Ray.

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