Shoot tru transducer

[feejer]

Are you able to use a shoot thru (puck) style transducer on a Triumph. I'm getting conflicting reports. Triumph says no, the dealer said they might be able to install one, if they remove the foam. I know for a fact the a lot of boat manufactures leave a section of the hull next to the bilige foam free, just for mounting a shoot thru. I've never been a big fan of transom mounts. They don't hold bottom well at speed and its more holes in the boat.

 

[Dick@merrittmarine]

It's not just the foam that is the problem. Polyethylene is not dense enough to get an accurate reading if a thru hull transducer is used [Roplene floats, Fiberglass doesn't]. Also how would you get it to bond to the hull.

Dick

 

[feejer]

Thanks, thats why I asked. What are you using to embed the screws with a transom mount? Does Triumph sell a special glue. On a fiberglass boat I would use 3M 4200 or 5200

 

[k9reno]

Rule (sudbury) Elastomeric sealant is the only thing that really works. It seals and sticks to our boats better than 3m

 

[aronlevin]

Stick with the RULE. It is the one that works best.

 

[feejer]

Thanks guys. You'll have to tell me where to buy it when I get my boat