help running wire - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TJones · 01-28-2013, 06:00 PM

my transducer needs to be in water, so i ran my cable through the scupper hole and now i want to run the cable inside the kayak. if i drill a half inch hole to get cable inside hull , how do i cap it? any suggestions would be appreciated.

MrM · 01-28-2013, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TJones

my transducer needs to be in water, so i ran my cable through the scupper hole and now i want to run the cable inside the kayak. if i drill a half inch hole to get cable inside hull , how do i cap it? any suggestions would be appreciated.

What kind of kayak do you have? Marine goop is a good sealer for any very small holes that you make. The OK Trident has a setup similar to what you are describing. Mine came with a little hole for the wire to run right above the "Transducer" sticker in this picture. Not sure if that was stock or the guy before me did it. (bought it used)

Before you do any cutting, make sure you are 300% positive you want a hole in your kayak!

buttchaser · 01-28-2013, 06:15 PM

Cap it with a wire seal

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TJones · 01-28-2013, 06:31 PM

i found the cap sealer. ill check local dealer. i have a hobie revo. the unit has side imaging so the transducer has to be in water . initially i ran the transducer with a mad frog arm. i was not happy with that. to many drawbacks . then i put it in hull wet and dry mount. i tried both not realizing that i was knocking out my down imaging and side imaging . so now i have the transducer glued to underbelly of kayak. the transducer is about a half inch thick , so it is not protruding out to much. now the unit is working properly again. what a difference. i tested it out today at lj. it was so nasty out there i didn't even fish . waves maybe 4 ft. one missed me , second one i caught and rode it out , then a bunch of smaller ones did me in.

nothing lost . stowed everything in hull. only 3 other yaks out. they were gonna do tour , but turned around after 30 min. winds were about 15 - 20 . i should be posting this separately , but here it is . not much to tell. the smarts ones stayed at home.

01-28-2013, 06:00 PM	#1
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	help running wire my transducer needs to be in water, so i ran my cable through the scupper hole and now i want to run the cable inside the kayak. if i drill a half inch hole to get cable inside hull , how do i cap it? any suggestions would be appreciated.

01-28-2013, 06:31 PM	#4
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	thx i found the cap sealer. ill check local dealer. i have a hobie revo. the unit has side imaging so the transducer has to be in water . initially i ran the transducer with a mad frog arm. i was not happy with that. to many drawbacks . then i put it in hull wet and dry mount. i tried both not realizing that i was knocking out my down imaging and side imaging . so now i have the transducer glued to underbelly of kayak. the transducer is about a half inch thick , so it is not protruding out to much. now the unit is working properly again. what a difference. i tested it out today at lj. it was so nasty out there i didn't even fish . waves maybe 4 ft. one missed me , second one i caught and rode it out , then a bunch of smaller ones did me in. nothing lost . stowed everything in hull. only 3 other yaks out. they were gonna do tour , but turned around after 30 min. winds were about 15 - 20 . i should be posting this separately , but here it is . not much to tell. the smarts ones stayed at home.

01-28-2013, 06:15 PM	#3
buttchaser Float Tuber Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 243	Cap it with a wire seal http://www.kayakfishingsupplies.com/servlet/Categories