It would likely only work at low speeds with the boat level and you will be seeing what you already passed. We used to stick them on PVC pipes for testing the equipment and I know one person who has mounted it on an angle on a pipe that he rotates to look for underwater objects. You also could get a 200 KHz fishfinder and use the transducer you already have.
Joe Della Barba Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jim Watts Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 12:23 PM To: 1 CnC List Subject: Re: Stus-List HD Sonar Skimmer Transducer I would invest in a good retrieval line for the crown of the anchor and spend the money you saved on beer. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 10 February 2014 08:43, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net<mailto:f...@postaudio.net>> wrote: Given that the bronze through-hull Structure Scan transducer is $1200+, I'm not surprised that you would try the skimmer. Just remember that you're going to have to be sailing flat (or motoring) in order for it to work with any degree of reliability, or even be underwater at all, given heeling; and there may be enough turbulence off the transom that it won't read well, unless you're just barely making way. Also, at the transom, you'll bee seeing what the bow already passed, rather than what's below it. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Feb 10, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard <jfriv...@us.ibm.com<mailto:jfriv...@us.ibm.com>> wrote: Hi folks, While my boat will be on the hard for a few weeks I'm thinking about adding an inexpensive (but HD) skimmer (Retractable / removable) transom mount sonar transducer. The idea behind the skimmer is that 1) it's 1/3 the price, 2) No through hull required 3) We can fabricate a bracket that would make it retractable / removable when I'm not using it Why Sonar? Because our lake is notorious for eating anchors, my chartplotter has it all built-in, and adding this transducer is simple plug and play: http://www.starmarinedepot.com/simrad-structurescan-hd-skimmer-transducer.html?gclid=CIjOj4T1wbwCFaZAMgodhX8AFg At 238.00 this transducer is cheaper than replacing my pricey Delta anchor once. I almost lost the anchor last year, I had to use the Spinnaker winch to pull it up and half a tree emerged along with the anchor, good thing the tree was rotted enough to break. From what I'm told I got lucky. Is there any reason I would not want to rig this on my stern somehow? Thanks in advance, Francois Rivard 1990 C&C 34+ "Take Five" Lake Lanier, Georgia USA _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
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