CS33 New Install Of Thru Hull Transducer

[Tall-Paul]

Hi,

New to the forum. Please forgive me if I’m in any way breaking forum etiquette. I have a 1986 CS33 sailboat and I’m looking to replace the existing speed and depth transducers. I know very little about what’s involved.

The first question I have. Is there an existing transducer manufacturer that will fit the same size ‘hole’ in the sailboat hull. I really don’t want to enlarge the existing hole in the hull.

Any thought are greatly appreciated.

Best Regards,
Paul

[Gary Mc]

Virtually all speed and depth transducer are made by the same company, Airex I think, so you should have not problem buying a new system and swapping them out.
Whoever you buy a new system from should be able to confirm this.


Good Luck

[motion30]

Airmar

[GordMay]

Greetings, and welcome aboard the CF, Paul.


Airmar Transducer Cross Reference:
➥ https://www.airmar.com/xref
➥ https://www.airmarweb.com/xref.html

Airmar Connector Guide:
➥ https://www.airmar.com/Customer-Support/Connector-Guide

Airmar Customer Support:
➥ https://www.airmar.com/Customer-Support
Including: Transducer Identification
➥ https://www.airmar.com/Customer-Support/Transducer-Id

Airmar Locations [/w Tel nos]:
➥ https://www.airmar.com/Contact-Locations

[coopec43]

Paul
I have a Navman depth sounder as well as a Hummingbird Fishfinder. I decided to fit them both but didn't want to cut holes in the hull so I fitted the transducers inside the hull.

I used epoxy "bog" (epoxy/talc) to fix the transducer to the hull. The next day I hooked up the units to the transducers and both worked fine

Can you mount a transducer inside the hull?

Helpful Hints for Transducer Installation (In-Hull Mounting)

The hull must be made out of solid fiberglass or a maximum 1/8th (3 mm) aluminum. The unit will not work through wood, plastic, or any other com- posite material. 2. The glue in location must be in direct contact with the water at all times during operation.

https://www.veethree.com/wp-content/...9/67422_R6.pdf


There are a number of videos that explain how to do it (very easy). Here is one of them which looks good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMp_cmbdhYw&t=1s

[Tall-Paul]

Originally Posted by Gary Mc

Virtually all speed and depth transducer are made by the same company, Airex I think, so you should have not problem buying a new system and swapping them out.
Whoever you buy a new system from should be able to confirm this.


Good Luck

Thanks for the insight!

[Tall-Paul]

Thank you!!