30 second transducer install...

bnznet · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 8:10 am

First you go to Home Depot and spend $1.98 on this...

Then you break off a blob, place it on a somewhat level place in your hull and push your transducer down into it...

That's it, you're done. And you get this...

Note: I did try this on my dorado's fiberglass hull with my new Garmin 140 ff and only got spotty results with it. I know another guy tried it on his kevlar hull and it worked just like it did on my P140 trylon hull. So I don't know if it's the fiberglass, the putty, or the Garmin transducer. I do know it worked like a charm first thing with my Eagle FishEasy 240 on my P140 trylon hull.

Dreads0518 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 2:44 pm

Bill, Is the transducer shooting through the Duct Seal?

billabong909 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:12 pm

is that stuff water resistant? Looks like a easy way to do it.

bnznet · **Posted:** Sat Jul 17, 2010 4:56 pm

Dreads0518 wrote:

Bill, Is the transducer shooting through the Duct Seal?

Yep, I did push it down hard to get the transducer as close to the hull as possible. In my testing before I put it down on the hull I put some of the putty on the transducer and just stuck it in the water that way and it worked just fine.

Lt.FireDog · **Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:49 pm

BNZ,
have you tried mounting the transducer in the Dorado again? That's my next project and not really sure how I want to install it.
I know how I'm going to mount the Humminbird 160 though...I need to install a Scotty Round Fush Mount towards the front of the fishbox lid, then I'm just going to install my Scotty system off the Prowler 13-

.....should work just fine! :thumbright:

bnznet · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:14 am

Greg,

I used goop on the dorado. It worked just fine as I had a hard time getting the signal with the putty. I had no problems with the putty on my P140s and P160. Dorado fishfinder install

I will more than likely try the putty again on my marlin when it arrives. If I don't get it to work smoothly on the first try I'll just goop that transducer down as well. I will be using my "no holes" magnet install for the fishfinder with the marlin too. :thumbleft:

Lt.FireDog · **Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:19 pm

Thanks!

Flint River Pirate · **Posted:** Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:25 pm

Does that duct seal harden up or will the transducer vibrate?

bnznet · **Posted:** Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:45 pm

Doesn't harden, read the package.

As for vibration I'm still waiting to see how traveling with the yaks upside down on my trailer do.

yaking69 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:30 pm

Which Home Depot did you get it at? i tried the one in St Aug and Southside and they did not have it. Thanks.

bnznet · **Posted:** Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:07 pm

You'll find it on the electronics aisle. If you don't, go up to the front desk and ask them to help you find the Gardner Bender Duct Seal DS-110.

Joe/GA · **Posted:** Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:04 am

Pretty smart Bill! How do you like that Eagle? I'll never buy another Humminbird. Can you say piece of crap?

Blue Nole · **Posted:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:35 am

I'm thinking maybe if you start by building up the Duct Seal dam, and apply a thick coat of Vaseline to the hull before jamming the transducer into it, you may get better reception? :salute:

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