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[Regor]

Taking the example from Walrus, I wanted to take it one step furthur for the ease of filling it with water and to make it a little more secure.

The terminal box is from just about any DIY hardware store. I purchased all my materials from Marshals on 8423 Production Ave (at Miramar Rd). They have every bit of hardware you will need, from Termial box to stainless hardware and stainless/rubber washers.


Purchase your terminal box so it is just big enough to hold your ducer. Accuracy in drilling the holes is crucial to maintaining a parallel ducer install, both left and right, and up and down so the ducer sits parallel to the bottom of your yak.

I wanted an easy way to fill the ducer holder with water, so I drilled a hole in the sail mast. This enabled a refill at any time (although I have noticed "0" water loss). The terminal box sits right against the sail mast, so the mast also serves as something stable to secure the terminal box against.

The initial results are great. I can following a jig all the way up/down past 100', and watch it as it sits there 10' above the bottom : )


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The ducer sitting in the terminal box

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The sail mast removal

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The install

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The final product

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[bellcon]

Very clean


not sure it matters, but isn't your transducer in backwards now ?

[Regor]

Originally Posted by bellcon

Very clean


not sure it matters, but isn't your transducer in backwards now ?

I just go in reverse all day

*** Results may differ based on your Transducer ***
*** I have a Lowrance ***

Based on the techies over at Lowrance, the transducer I have is strictly 2D. It does not matter if I put it in as you would mount a Transom mount (facing to the back), or 180 degrees (backwards). As long as it is parallel to the bottom and sides, and you are shooting straight down, you will get a good picture and arches.

[bellcon]

Originally Posted by Regor

I just go in reverse all day

*** Results may differ based on your Transducer ***
*** I have a Lowrance ***

Based on the techies over at Lowrance, the transducer I have is strictly 2D. It does not matter if I put it in as you would mount a Transom mount (facing to the back), or 180 degrees (backwards). As long as it is parallel to the bottom and sides, and you are shooting straight down, you will get a good picture and arches.

Thats what I thought, maybe the "front" is the front just because of the shape, to cut through the water when mounted on the transom?
I guess with side imagining it may make a difference? right is left?

On my trident I put it in as directed by Humminbird (front facing front)
even though the knuckle heads at Ocean Kayak made the indention for the through supper backwards...

[Regor]

Originally Posted by bellcon

Thats what I thought, maybe the "front" is the front just because of the shape, to cut through the water when mounted on the transom?

Yes, at least in the case of my Lowrance transom mount.

[Caffeind]

Regor, which Hobie are you on?
...and did you have to shape that terminal box at all to seal or does your yak have a nice flat spot it fits?

[Regor]

Originally Posted by Caffeind

Regor, which Hobie are you on?
...and did you have to shape that terminal box at all to seal or does your yak have a nice flat spot it fits?

It's a Revo.

One of the reasons I installed the ducer as far back as possible (under the sail mast) is that it is somewhat flat there. I still had to do a little sanding on the sides of the terminal box, but none on the front or back of the box. The farther you move towards the front of the Revo, the hull gets steeper and steeper and requires more and more sanding to fit.

IF I had a smaller ducer (other than the Lowrance), a smaller terminal box would probably have fit even further back under the sail mast, but the Lowrance is too big.

BTW - I also did two sessions of goop. The second one was one day later, and it was just to make sure to fill in any possible air pockets that may have formed from the 1st goop session. The reason I did this - when I pulled my old Eagle ducer out of the direct goop to hull, I was shocked at the LARGE air pocket that had been riding under my ducer for the last year !

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[old_rookie]

Originally Posted by bellcon

Thats what I thought, maybe the "front" is the front just because of the shape, to cut through the water when mounted on the transom?
I guess with side imagining it may make a difference? right is left?

On my trident I put it in as directed by Humminbird (front facing front)
even though the knuckle heads at Ocean Kayak made the indention for the through supper backwards...

Bellcon - How much is your transducer sticking out, below the hull? I did the same with a Garmin on my OK.
I tried to minimize how far it sticks out, but it still does about 1/3" or so. Seems ok when dragging across the sand since the bow is lifted up, and when resting on the sand the shape of the hull prevents any pressure up against the transducer.

[tagyak]

it is starting to get to that time of year where lots of us go out fishing late at night or o'dark early morning. trying to keep myself safe and more visible i thought that i would add a flag to my ride.

i went to home depot and found a fiberglass stick about 5/16 in size, that had a reflector attached to the top, it's about three feet in length. i think the original use for this was to line them along your drive way so that it would help illuminate the path for you. so i added some reflective tape to the pole and also added a flag, (thanks george for that vitamin water bag).

the next thing i wanted to do is illuminate the pole using some type of light. went to bass pro shop, but i am sure other stores have this type of light. (just wanted to use my gift cert that i got for my birthday.) roamed around the store looking at all the different type of lights that were available. finally found this LED Wand. i liked it because it is waterproof and also submersible. also the light is able to be used with a high beam, low beam and also strobe setting. i was a bit concerned that the light would turn itself off after 30 mins like that other types of wand lights out there but it has not so far.

what i did to attach this to my flag pole was to use some clips that i had gotten when i had purchased a light rope. the light rope for those who aren't familiar are the outdoor lights that you can buy at the home gardening section at your local target or walmart stores. i am not sure if they come with all the light ropes. the one that i had gotten was designed to hang from the outdoor umbrella so that's why it had these clips.

i attached the clips to the wand and used goop to glue it. after that just snapped the other side to the flag pole and it worked perfectly. i may add a clip to the wand and then to the pole just in case it gets knocked off.

hope that this is informative and useful to others. keep safe out there and good hunting.

[StinkyMatt]

Nice Tim.

Now you just have to go fishing!


Those little clips deteriorate very quickly in sun exposure and become brittle after a season or two, I had some in my back yard.

See out there this weekend.