Transducer Signal Loss

CaptainChris · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject:

All boats, regardless of hull design, at speed, create turbulence. There simply is no "smooth" or clean flow of water. It doesn't exist...they all create a mess, but folks keep looking for it in the most dangerous sort of ways. A transom-mounted transducer "snugged" up to the transom on its bracket is exacerbated when "shoved" below the running surface in the "trough" is bound to create sounding issues. This is what we have been taught, so that's what we do. By moving your high speed transducer aftward from the boat transom and by elevating the face into the naturally rising slipstream of displaced water created by your boat, employs a corrective advantage toward improving a transducer sounding by reducing or eliminating transducer drag, spray and/or turbulence and those obnoxious rooster tails.

Spike · Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject:

I can't remember where I heard about it but it does work. Try putting some dish soap on the bottom of your transducer before you launch. It is not a cure all but I found that it does help for awhile

CaptainChris · Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject:

Tug · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:50 am Post subject:

Today i think i will reposition my mounting board and transducer to the Starboard side of the transom,is there an easy way to determine the angle of the transom, i am not reading my downrigger cannon balls so an adjustment shim may be necessary. If i remember correctly i used 5200 sealant to attach the mounting board, will the board come off the hull now. My biggest concern is about those long screws that came with the Airmar P66, they go right thru the mounting board and into the hull and because of this it is hard to seal them the way i would prefer to do. Any suggestions. Thanks Tug