Transducer location?

[Jerkbate]

I mounted the transom transducer of my new fishfinder on my Skeeter boat.  The boat originally came equipped with a flasher unit with a shoot-thru hull tranducer.  I followed the directions for choosing a location.  However, I get a lot of interference when the boat is moving much over idle.  I mounted the tranducer in line with a flat part of the hull bottom like the directions recommended.  If any of you guys run a Skeeter I'm just wondering where your transducer is located.

[jdw174]

It's been my experience that outside mounted x-ducers on bass boats may not be the best location.  They're fine at just above idle speed, but anything faster will lift the portion of the hull with it away from good contact with the water.  You may want to reconsider relocating it to inside the hull.  Check with your dealer to be sure.

[Catt]

I never mount a transducer inside a boat, you may want to lower it about a 1/16-1/8  

[Way2slow]

I've probably mounted 25 transducer outside and never had a problem.  Sometimes I may have to go back a tweek the alignment but other than that, never had a problem.  Have many more problems shooting through the hull than with outside mounts.  

Shooting through the hull you can run into design flaws like air bubbles in the glass, hull harmonics and other things that cause all kinds of problems, plus the reduced sensitivity you get.

It is recommended when you run you cables you do not run them laying with all the other cables in the boat.  If the boats cables are tied up into the gunwall, let the depthfinder cables lay on the floor, and if all the others are on the floor, get the depthfinder cables up off them.  Thats for power and X-ducer.

[NBR]

Mine is located through hull right over the pad and it reads at full throttle unless it gets very deep, i.e. over 100'.

[Jerkbate]

Thanks guys.  I didn't mount the x-ducer thru hull because of the risk of running into uncontrolled problems like the ones that were mentioned.  I'm going to lower the x-ducer a little and see if that helps.

[RoLo]

Although I've mounted transducers three different ways, there's only one way that I'd recommend.

Screw the transducer bracket to the outboard side of the transom. If possible, choose a place with a horizontal surface

(such as a lifting strake). Otherwise choose a spot on the deadrise that's midway between the keel and chine,

but well away from the speedometer sensor, rivet heads or any protrusion that might cause a low-pressure cavity underway.

Position the transducer so the face is 1/16 to 1/8" below the bottom of the hull, which is not enough to dislodge the transducer

when cutting mud. Last but not least, tighten the locknut on the transducer pivot so the leading edge of the transducer face

is a couple degrees higher than the trailing edge. This will assure water contact on the transducer face without venturi underway.

In this manner you should get reliable signals even at full throttle.

Roger