Transducer Measurements: From What Point?

[Wayne McCown]

Since the transducer is below the waterline, is it reading water depth from that point, near the bottom of the boat, or...?

 

[Sawdust]

Measures from face of trandsucer, however most depthsounders have settings to compensate for actual hull depth. At least all that I have used in the last few years do...

Dusty

 

[El and Bill]

And to follow along with Dusty's post -- we set the 0 depth for our transducer at 2 feet below the hull. This puts the zero at the props, with a little margin of safety.