I was at Cabela's last weekend, and I bought a nice GPS/sonar system for my 1992 Sea Ray Bowrider. The salesman told me I had to mount the transceiver under the transom. I was wondering what would be the best way to do this, since the boat is out of the water now and when I get a warmer day I will try and install it. Any ideas? It has an inboard/outboard motor by the way.
2007-01-23 14:21:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
well I use the starboard side of the transom (stay with me), there is a product called "STAR BOARD" it is a marine plastic that comes in sheets, go to a marine store and see if you can buy a small piece, they usually have "Shorts", take a flat 3"x3" piece and use "Marine tex" to glue it to the boat (let dry), now mount the transducer (as per instructions) on the "Star board". Transducers take a beating, and often need replacing, or another unit is added later, this will allow you to drill holes in the "Star Board" instead of your boat.
2007-01-23 21:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check the instructions.
I think mine is mounted on the lower, back of the transom and maybe even with the water surface. Does seem it needs to be level or flat.
Was on boat when I bought it so it could be wrong but it works ok.
2007-01-23 14:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by xtrapr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on a fiberglass hull you can mount it inside the boat under the engine...it will shoot thru. you will need a special epoxy especially for that purpose. if you didn't get an instruction booklet with the unit you can download one online for free. just put in the manufacturer's name ".com". of course this is for the sonar only...the antennae for the gps goes topside, right?!
2007-01-24 02:18:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inboard/Outboard doesnt matter really, but when you put it on the bracket, ur still gonna have to adjust it, so adjust it in shallow water to get a more accurate reading. I had to jump in water 65ft deep to adjust a damn depth finder :) So yeah take it from me, shallow water!
2007-01-23 14:24:53 · answer #4 · answered by Joe Capo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just make sure you point the sensor down into the water. Otherwise, you just might get Homeland security involved.
2007-01-23 14:24:33 · answer #5 · answered by Mark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure that proper mounting procedures came with the
instructions ..read them carefully and follow them precisely.
2007-01-23 22:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by Robert B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋