Transducer Port Side
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Topic: Transducer Port Side
Posted By: Unlucky_One
Subject: Transducer Port Side
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 10:52am
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Howdy, just wondering what everyones thoughts/experience is with mount a transducer Port Side. I've got a Surtees 575 looking up upgrading the Garmin transducer, from the factory they have ran it through the hull, looks like they have drilled a hole just big enough for the cable through a bung and siliconed it all up, so I cant just undo the bung and get the cable through. Been under the water line I'm little hesitant to muck around with it, other option is to buy a stand alone fishfinder unit like the Furuno fcv 588 and maybe run that transducer on the port side. I understand why they're usually run on the starboard side but still see them on port side especially when there a side scan transducer and a 1kw on the same boat, wondering if it's more of the myth these days. Would like to hear anyone's experiences with this. Cheers 🤙 |
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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 2:46pm
| I thought most are on the Starboard side. Mine are. So why "I understand why they're usually run on the port side"? Just wondering. Cheers |
Posted By: Unlucky_One
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 3:22pm
| Correct, meant to say installing them on the port side, with the supposed disturbance from the prop rotation |
Posted By: Pcj
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 4:12pm
------------- "Times up" |
Unlucky_One wrote:Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2022 at 4:26pm
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stbd side appears to be the defualt choice because of - as you mention - the rotation of the prop - but it seems hard to believe that it actually has an effect... ------------- No disintegrations! |