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Old 23-06-2011, 22:10   #1
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Hole drilling for thru hull transducer.

I have a garmin 546s unit and it came with a transom mount type tranducer. I would need to run some type of pole down to the waterline for it to work, which seems lame to me. I could put in a thru hull but was wondering if anyone has had any serious problems creating a hole in their fiberglass hull. I'm thinking hole saw with pilot drill, but perhaps there is a better way? Does anyone have a 546s with a thru hull, is it worth the effort?
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Re: Hole drilling for thru hull transducer.

Before you go drilling holes, pop the transom tranducer in a plastic bag with some water in it and lay it on the inside of the hull (avoid cored areas). Connect it up and see what sort of signal you get, it will probably be good enough, unless you want speed and temperature.

If this works then just glue the transom tranducer in with sealant, despite what it is written in the manufacturers instructions it works very well.

Our dive club rib has a transom tranducer glued in that I stuck down as a temporary measure just to use it for an afternoon in 1997. It's still their and working fine.

If it doesn't give a good enough signal then consider buying the shoot through hull type which has a round plastic fitting glued to the hull, filled with oil and the transducer sits inside it. Lots on e bay etc, but do get the Garmin one as the Raymarine ones have different connections. they are all made by an outside company called Arimar btw.

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Re: Hole drilling for thru hull transducer.

Airmar has numerous transducer Installation and Owner's Guides:
Here ➥ Airmar Marine Installation and Owner's Guide
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Re: Hole drilling for thru hull transducer.

I think I am going to opt for the inhull first before I drill:


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I agree that you should try the one you have before buying a new one. I installed a Garmin through-hull transducer as an in-hull transducer and it works great. I think Garmin says the hull must be 5/8" thick or less for it to work well, but my hull is a little thicker than that and I've never had a problem with it. I used the oil-well method rather than the silicone method because of the curvature of my hull.
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Re: Hole drilling for thru hull transducer.

I think that’s an Airmar #P79

Here ➥ P79 In-Hull - Airmar Marine Transducers

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