Kayak Thru Hull Transducer - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

peguinpower · 02-14-2009, 01:53 PM

Just finished the install today. First sunny day in socal in about a week.

FF now has 3 wires coming out. The power, tx and temp sensor.

Temp sensor was zip tied to the sail mast and glue with silicone to the hull bottom. It appears to respond well to ambient temps. The hull should be pretty responsive to ambient water temps. I did a test with a temp gun, there is a 1 degree differential between the FF readout and outside temp of the hull. Adjusted for offset in the FF menu. Spot on now

Last look at the tx, sea trials tomorrow. Gonna bring a pump

Brian Sanner · 02-16-2009, 07:09 AM

Being that it is still relatively early on the 16th, I hope the sea trial went well. Interrested to hear it any water made it in at all. I had a small pinhole in my old kayak that through the course of the day would suck in gallons of water. Kayaks compress and decompress hundreds of times a day depending on conditions and what not and when they decompress, water gets sucked in......................at least that is what I was told from the manufacturer a couple of years ago. Anyhow that is still one good looking install and hope for the best. I also would like to see more manufacturers make some kind of allowance for transducer mountings and come up with something clever for bringing wiring through the boat * I have one but really do not like the cable clams very much , I do understand that the molds are very expensive and manufacturers are doing their best to think of the needs of the angler. Very good and informational post.

02-14-2009, 01:53 PM	#1
peguinpower bing! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: socal Posts: 246	Just finished the install today. First sunny day in socal in about a week. FF now has 3 wires coming out. The power, tx and temp sensor. Temp sensor was zip tied to the sail mast and glue with silicone to the hull bottom. It appears to respond well to ambient temps. The hull should be pretty responsive to ambient water temps. I did a test with a temp gun, there is a 1 degree differential between the FF readout and outside temp of the hull. Adjusted for offset in the FF menu. Spot on now Last look at the tx, sea trials tomorrow. Gonna bring a pump Last edited by peguinpower; 02-14-2009 at 02:18 PM.

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02-16-2009, 07:09 AM	#2
Brian Sanner Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 48	Being that it is still relatively early on the 16th, I hope the sea trial went well. Interrested to hear it any water made it in at all. I had a small pinhole in my old kayak that through the course of the day would suck in gallons of water. Kayaks compress and decompress hundreds of times a day depending on conditions and what not and when they decompress, water gets sucked in......................at least that is what I was told from the manufacturer a couple of years ago. Anyhow that is still one good looking install and hope for the best. I also would like to see more manufacturers make some kind of allowance for transducer mountings and come up with something clever for bringing wiring through the boat * I have one but really do not like the cable clams very much , I do understand that the molds are very expensive and manufacturers are doing their best to think of the needs of the angler. Very good and informational post.