Marine Electronics – Buy the right Fish Finder Transducer Mount – Part Two
There are six different types of transducer mounting options. Choose the right fish finder transducer mount or you will waste your investment - Part two.
Choosing the right transducer will improve the efficiency of your fish finder. The other four types of transducer mounting options are: Shoot through hull, through hull, trolling motor mount and ice fishing mount.
Shoot through hull transducers are generally installed with epoxy. Most boat owners have these transducers installed by experienced installers. Shoot through hull transducers can only be installed in fiberglass or plastic hulls. The first layer of the hull is routed out and the transducer is cemented in place with slow setting epoxy.
Through hull transducers, are also installed by experienced installers. Installation requires a hole to be drilled in through the hull and installed with flanges and sealants. This type of transducer is used primarily on larger vessels.
The trolling motor mount transducer is mounted in two ways, with a large metal band clamp or installed in the motor itself (purchased with the trolling motor).
Conversion brackets are available from Humminbird, Eagle, Lowrance and Garmin that will convert transom mount transducers into both portable and trolling motor mounted units.
Ice transducers have special mounting brackets which assist the fisherman in keeping the transducer level.
It is worth mentioning that it is possible to float a transducer in standing water in the bottom of the boat. Most of the transducers can be installed this way with very little loss in efficiency including transom mount, trolling motor mount, portable mount and shoot through hull transducers.
Other Resourses for transducer information
How to site on boating and boat maintenance
Tips on Transducers
Helpful Frequently Asked Questions on the Garmin Site
Choosing the right transducer will improve the efficiency of your fish finder. The other four types of transducer mounting options are: Shoot through hull, through hull, trolling motor mount and ice fishing mount.
Shoot through hull transducers are generally installed with epoxy. Most boat owners have these transducers installed by experienced installers. Shoot through hull transducers can only be installed in fiberglass or plastic hulls. The first layer of the hull is routed out and the transducer is cemented in place with slow setting epoxy.
Through hull transducers, are also installed by experienced installers. Installation requires a hole to be drilled in through the hull and installed with flanges and sealants. This type of transducer is used primarily on larger vessels.
The trolling motor mount transducer is mounted in two ways, with a large metal band clamp or installed in the motor itself (purchased with the trolling motor).
Conversion brackets are available from Humminbird, Eagle, Lowrance and Garmin that will convert transom mount transducers into both portable and trolling motor mounted units.
Ice transducers have special mounting brackets which assist the fisherman in keeping the transducer level.
It is worth mentioning that it is possible to float a transducer in standing water in the bottom of the boat. Most of the transducers can be installed this way with very little loss in efficiency including transom mount, trolling motor mount, portable mount and shoot through hull transducers.
Other Resourses for transducer information
How to site on boating and boat maintenance
Tips on Transducers
Helpful Frequently Asked Questions on the Garmin Site
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