Can it be continuously towed behind a small sailboat (3-7 kts) and used as a depth sounder?
1461921
The word continously is kinda vague???? You are talking how many hours??? Signals lost is the biggest problem too. It is goodif you are more or less just drifting rather than towing. Its good up to 20 to 50 feet deep as we experienced.
1461922
At the lower speeds, I think it would work fine. Once you're going fast enough to get turbulence and air pockets under the head, it loses the depth reading. It seems to do that around 5kts, but that's a rough guess on speed.
1461923
It can be towed behind a sail boat. Use sturdy string at a higher rate of speed i do not know if it will process fast enough though. I use mine in a kayak and tow it but we arent moving that fast
1461924
I haven't yet towed the sp100 behind a boat but yes it will show depth as you reel it in so I assume it would work that way also.
1473879
It will depend on the length of the dock. I have one installed on a covered area behind my house. The sensor range to trigger the ultrasonic sounds and strobe light work well at 28 feet in my application. I am pleased with the results I have obtained in my application. The manufacturer will work with you to improve the application and settings if necessary. I recommend the product!
1954048
I haven't tried it for that. It can go into water but I don't think it'll record the distance well.
677830
I don't recall one and don't remember using it for that purpose. I left the unit in my boat over a hundred miles away and I am unable to check it out at the moment. Sorry.
722887
No, I wouldn't. This machine is meant to run on water so running it dry will burn up the motor. Plus, this machine is almost silent. You would probably be interested in a white noise machine.
1786221
Yes it will work. I mounted my transducer through the hull using duct seal (do a google search on duct seal and transd mounting). There are a few different methods but I take a balled up amount of duct seal, make a pancake and place the ducer right on it leaving about a 1/8 to 1/4 between it and the hull. I get pretty accurate readings on depth and temperature is off by 1 - 2 degrees.
1551285
can be used in saltwater has full transducer kit, but I don't remember there be a speedometer reading.
879715
I cannot answer specifically for a boat because my application is in a tandem cockpit aircraft. I will, however, offer an opinion. Assuming you have an adequate flat, sturdy surface upon which to mount the device I believe you would be satisfied. Pay attention to its dimensions if you want to mount it close enough to read print.
199828
Yes, you have epoxy the transducer to the bottom of the hull. Check out the instructions to see if it will work for your boat. I've found mounting on the transom works best though.
922034
Yes. We used it in a pool and on a water slide. I am not sure exactly how deep you should go with it but it could definitely do 3ft easily.
72292
While it is a fairly sturdy raft, I don't think it wcould hold up well to being towed behind a boat. That is definitely not the intended purpose.
2187474
This unit does not come with the sonar, but i believe you can hook up the I pilot. I doubt this will be ideal for bass boats.
1761461
It would probably interfere with casting from the front of the boat. And the mount might take up too much room in the front. Other than that I don't see why you can"t use it.
1139768
Yes you can. They have tie down kits for that. But it is better to mount on the transom of the boat than the tolling motor. You take a chance of damaging the transducer if you hit bottom or rocks in the water. Hope this helps you. Good luck.
421317
As a boater I would say NO. I don't think it is stable enough for that use.
1602024
Yes you can use in boats, and yes you can buy a proper waterproof servo to couple with only find the proper servo to your boat
1786219
The transducer is designed to be in the water near the surface and although others said they had mounted them inside kayaks in "marine goop" I'm not sure readings are accurate.......it's not designed for through hull sounding. Not sure if it'll give a temp reading out of the water.....a simple and inexpensive pool thermometer would do the trick.