Transducer Question - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dsafety · 01-24-2011, 08:10 AM

It should work fine that way as long as you have a solid or liquid connection to the hull. Water works great but can leak away. I have switched to using marine grease which works just as well. Just smear about an 1/8" layer to the bottom of your transducer and shove it into the hole you created in the foam. The grease will act like glue holding your transducer to the hull.

The advantage of the grease is that once you rig everything up, you can forget it. You do not ever have to worry if there is water in your well. I store my yak upside down and even after being stored in this position for a couple of months, the transducer still sends and receives perfectly.

Other types of greases will probably work but marine grease does not flow even at temperatures over 300 degrees. A yak stored set in the sun can get very hot inside so greases that liquefy at lower temperatures could get a bit messy.

Bob

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01-24-2011, 08:10 AM	#2
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,122	It should work fine that way as long as you have a solid or liquid connection to the hull. Water works great but can leak away. I have switched to using marine grease which works just as well. Just smear about an 1/8" layer to the bottom of your transducer and shove it into the hole you created in the foam. The grease will act like glue holding your transducer to the hull. The advantage of the grease is that once you rig everything up, you can forget it. You do not ever have to worry if there is water in your well. I store my yak upside down and even after being stored in this position for a couple of months, the transducer still sends and receives perfectly. Other types of greases will probably work but marine grease does not flow even at temperatures over 300 degrees. A yak stored set in the sun can get very hot inside so greases that liquefy at lower temperatures could get a bit messy. Bob