I want this for my swing-keel sailboat, where should I mount the depth finder? does it need to be at the lowest possible position?
1035672
I mounted mine on a swing keel also I used slow setting epoxy and mounted in the lowest spot in the cabin area where there was no traffic . Then I taped it down w/ masking tape and let cure for 24 hrs before making elec connections I get solid readings in the lakes I sail in SD
1035673
I am not sure about sail boats. I mounted mine in the back of our pontoon below the water line.
1035674
I assume you are mounting it inside the hull. You want it close to the center line and somewhere along the length that is free from turbulence (i.e. where the hull is always submerged with no cavitation moving air under the hull). You can temporarily mount the transducer with petroleum jelly to check out your preferred location. The pj is gooey enough to hold it in place for awhile. Make sure you use plenty of pj and press down to remove any air pockets that may be between the hull and the transducer. I was able to run my powerboat up to speed with sweeping turns for approximately 20 minutes to verify I had a good location and good readings, free from turbulence and metal hull stringers in the fiberglass, before the transducer became dislodged from the pj.
1035675
Anywhere under the waterline should be fine, just not behind anything that will cause turbulence, the sounder has a compensation adjustment for the depth of mount.
1035676
You can set an offset on the depth finder equal to the depth of your keel. So it will show the depth below the keel even if it is mounted on the transom. Hope this helps.
884616
I'm not certain it would fit your application. I really love the product, but my boat has a 1" rail for it to attach onto. The item clamps on then you need to put a bolt through it on the bottom side. I'm not certain this would be what you want to do or not. Hopefully this helps a little.
2148153
This 45 inch unit would be much too short. Approximately 7 inches of this shaft is taken up by the deck mount fixture. The power head must be submerged about one foot in calm water, more in a chop so as it does not cavitate (run free) as the boat rocks. Additionally, you would want the control handle some distance above the deck for control. A much longer than 45 inch shaft is needed.
1304205
It will be variable based on your placement and the actual sail you receive. The best thing to do is to lay it out and mount/attach one side, stretching as tight as you can. There is a great how to video on YouTube "installing a Coolaroo shade" that we found helpful. You can also print instructions from the Coolaroo website. You will need to buy a hardware kit- (the clamps and clips that go with the sail) as they do not come with the sail. Also, I cannot stress enough that you will need 6x6 posts for the 18ft sail. Not 4x4's. They cannot handle the tension of the sail. You will probably need 4 small bags of quickcrete to set the posts. Posts have to be at an angle to handle the sail's tension as well. Get a few friends to help you! Hope all goes well.
1806850
Mounting of this unit is done by securing the bracket (comes with the radio) either over or under the radio. The radio then secures to the bracket (each side of the radio). If you wanted to mount this radio in a flush mounted panel, you'd have to fabricate some type of mechanism to attach the radio to. Having said all of that, we're very pleased with the performance of the unit. It has good range with the squelch turned down to eliminate the static interference and with the mounting hardware keeps the radio secure on our 34' Tartan Sailboat.
1378037
I bought deck hangers for 2 X 4's and installed them as high as I could. The 2 X 4's between the beams worked out good. I still have head space problems. The straps can let your boat hang too low also. Operating the pulleys take some getting used to. Just make sure you pull until it dead stops and then tie it off.
101538
I have mine mounted straight but when I cover my boat I angle it down, I can't say an exact 90 degrees but would venture to say close to it.
794296
do not know, I have a little v-bottom crabbing boat. I hang it over the side and tighten it up, and it's good, for moving slowly. if you where going to get going I would take it off until I get to where I want to be then slow down and drop it in the carrier and pinpoint my fishing hole / spot.
1371888
Yep. That's exactly what I mounted mine on. More than enough power for this light boat but install was a little awkward. Took one weekend to install.
271732
We purchased a swivel frame from Gander Mountain, had them on amazon also, wasn't expensive. then mounted the seat on swivel base and a wood frame with carpet where it might touch and rub the boat. Works great and with the backs, it saved a lot of back fatique. Can't post a picture right now as too cold to go outside and take one, but will post one as soon as we can.
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It hung WAY low. I modified the system by removing the hook from the pulley and bolting it to a 2x4, I attached the strap to the ends of the 2x4. It creates "D" shape with the straight part of the "D" being the 2x4 with the pulley,and the round part of the "D" being the strap shortened to fit snugly around your kayak. This mod took the kayak 30" closer to the ceiling.
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No, you'll need about 18-20' I would guess. Conceptually here's how I did this: find the center point of the sail then imagine a line from the center to each corner. Now keeping that line straight, imagine extending it beyond the corner - that's where your posts need to be. So for me one length of the sail (the 20' side) is anchored to my house so if you extend the imaginary line I described it goes about 4' to my house at 45 degree angle from the corner - that means the anchors are approximately 22' apart. On the other 20' side, I extend across the lawn to a fence, so those two points are about 55' apart. The key is to make the tension on the cable really tight. The thing is going to sag under its own weight, which generally isn't a problem...but we get very little rain out here, and rain water collects. So its also best to make sure one side is higher than the other by at least 2'...that way rain can run off and not collect. Hope this helps.
72837
I agree with David, invest in a better tach for your application unless you're always close to shore. This (and similar items) is NOT a high quality precision product. It's a cheap solution to track non-critical service revs. Besides, I would highly doubt the readout would be bright enough on the water based on mine.
1241613
The way I determined the correct one to purchase was to measure from the top of my dock where i would bolt the unit on, to the bottom of surface under the water at low tide. I needed the four step ladder, which worked out well. Hope this helps!
42836
I'm not 100 percent sure, I bought my boat from a friend that already had the 598 installed that he wanted to keep so I just bought the same one and only used the head and gave him the transducer and all. But we were talking one day about upgrading to a larger depth finder and he mentioned mounting the transducer inside because this particular boat was so hard to mount on the outside
1773050
These panels are pretty solid and most sail boat install's are aft usually horizontal out of the sail shadow and I would say in waves big enough to do damage it could be taken down and stowed. A good solid mount there would be no worry about the shock of the boat bouncing around doing damage to them. Their small size and efficiency is why I chose them for almost fitting anywhere and ease of using for different applications.
1871125
You need to buy an antenna. Any antenna that has the same end for an auto radio antenna will work. If you are going to mount the antenna below deck, search for one that is intended for this as it is flexible and can be routed wherever you need to hide it. Any type 4 ohm speakers would work but use marine speakers if will be exposed to any water be it from the lake/ocean or when it is raining or you are washing your boat.