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I have an old through-hull depth sounder transducer fitted to my boat, which I'm not sure what to do with. I don't have the matching head unit, nor do I know the brand or model of the transducer. I have been wondering what I should do with it, and can see a few options:
Erm. if you're venturing into water depths that would rip a faired transducer out of the hull you're not doing it right. Perhaps you really do need a depth sounder, the idea is that the boat goes in the wet bits, the dry bits are for your car
You've not been travelling much on the UK canal system then Encountering unidentified underwater objects is a daily occurrence, and you usually only become aware of them as they thump against the hull. I consider myself lucky as long as nothing wraps itself around the prop.
I installed a Uniden in my boat last year. The appearance is fine and wiring it up was not an issue. There are 3 transducer options, transom, thru hull and in hull. I have this thing about not liking to drill or cut holes in my hull so I went with the in hull transducer. There have been times when I regretted that decision.
The gauge is very visible and readable in bright sun. It has a backlight so it is fine at night. It has a low depth alarm which was a must have for me. Set it for a specific depth and when you go shallower an alarm sounds. That has saved my prop many times as I do some river boating where the deepest places are 15' and most of the time it between 8' and 10'.
The transducer was easy to install. I sanded the rough areas off a location in my bilge and used some 3M glue like caulking to mount the transducer mounting bracket. I then added some mineral oil as instructed in the mounting bracket and screwed in the transducer.
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Depth can be read in meters, and feet. With its oversized back-lit display depth can be easily read in any condition. Audible and Visual alarms let the boater know when a shallow or deep water condition exists.
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