Wetmount install condundrum, Loctite Putty? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

newguy01 · 09-16-2010, 03:57 PM

i have the same problem on my hobbie what i did is i just bought a wood hand saw and saw the side of the pipe just enough to follow the curvature of the hull, then i use goop to fill in the seam. i took a marker mark the inside diamiter of the pvc to where you want to install it, then take the goop put a good size bead just ouside of the mark you just did, put the pvc on top of the goop press and smooth out the excess and let it dry, then do a leak test just fill it with water. and i use a rubber cap that i screwed my tran on it havent leak or looses water going on for 3-4 months now.

Durwood101 · 09-16-2010, 04:00 PM

Here is the Airmar P79 transducer.

Durwood101 · 09-16-2010, 04:04 PM

I guess I could sand down the cradle........just didn't want to ruin it since I can't easily replace it. I'd have to then go to a full PVC Pipe install if things got sideways at that point. I did use a marker to outline the circumference of the cradle.....but when I laid down the bead, it just "ran away".........Initially when I tried this, I thought I had built up enough around that crevice........but the water test confirmed the opposite.

09-16-2010, 03:57 PM	#1
newguy01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: S.D. Posts: 133	mount i have the same problem on my hobbie what i did is i just bought a wood hand saw and saw the side of the pipe just enough to follow the curvature of the hull, then i use goop to fill in the seam. i took a marker mark the inside diamiter of the pvc to where you want to install it, then take the goop put a good size bead just ouside of the mark you just did, put the pvc on top of the goop press and smooth out the excess and let it dry, then do a leak test just fill it with water. and i use a rubber cap that i screwed my tran on it havent leak or looses water going on for 3-4 months now.

09-16-2010, 04:04 PM	#3
Durwood101 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Poway, CA Posts: 54	I guess I could sand down the cradle........just didn't want to ruin it since I can't easily replace it. I'd have to then go to a full PVC Pipe install if things got sideways at that point. I did use a marker to outline the circumference of the cradle.....but when I laid down the bead, it just "ran away".........Initially when I tried this, I thought I had built up enough around that crevice........but the water test confirmed the opposite.