Thread: Wow! Here we go.

Nice! Im gonna bet that you will want the transducer angle up a notch or 2 more than that. What looks good in the garage is totally different than looks good on the water. Cant wait to see some pictures on the water.

I AGREE WITH ZIPPY TO LOWER THE BACK OF DUCER A LITTLE FOR FASTER SPEED ON 2D IF U ARE GOING TO USE THAT DUCER FOR 2D ALSO

Speaking of transducer placement....I am not satisfied with mine. After I get above 7mph all screens wash out. I have the back of my ducer slanted lower in the back and it is lower than the boat a quarter of an inch. I have been researching transducer placement and each article contradicts the previous one I read. I read and article that said to raise the transducer in the back and shoot thru the spray that shoots up behind the boat after it comes out from under the boat. The logic....the ducer is not catching and cutting the water its self. Its skimming the water. Is it true I dont know. I would love to know....but I have drilled way too many holes in the transom of my boat already and gotta stop soon. Hahahaha.

Transducer shooting thru "spray" is total BS. A transducer will not shoot though air and get a return.
It looks like in the picture that the Xducer has 2 issues. First is that is mounted too high on the transom. Second as was said earlier the tail is pointed up too much.

Might check to see if you have it mounted in line with a rib on the bottom of the boat. That can cause a lot of issues.

Might shoot "rnvinc" a pm. His very knowledgeable on the Birds

Originally Posted by LowePro

Speaking of transducer placement....I am not satisfied with mine. After I get above 7mph all screens wash out. I have the back of my ducer slanted lower in the back and it is lower than the boat a quarter of an inch. I have been researching transducer placement and each article contradicts the previous one I read. I read and article that said to raise the transducer in the back and shoot thru the spray that shoots up behind the boat after it comes out from under the boat. The logic....the ducer is not catching and cutting the water its self. Its skimming the water. Is it true I dont know. I would love to know....but I have drilled way too many holes in the transom of my boat already and gotta stop soon. Hahahaha.

I remember PM'ing you a while back about xducer placement because we have same boat. You txt me some pics. (Thanks again!) I went with same location, but used Stern Mate. Mine is in middle of the two ribs. Stern Mate holds xducer about 2 inches off back of stern. Real happy with my FF performance. I have some pics of mounting on this thread...

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/boat-...95-dc-rigging/

Originally Posted by dfar

Transducer shooting thru "spray" is total BS. A transducer will not shoot though air and get a return.
It looks like in the picture that the Xducer has 2 issues. First is that is mounted too high on the transom. Second as was said earlier the tail is pointed up too much.

Might check to see if you have it mounted in line with a rib on the bottom of the boat. That can cause a lot of issues.

Might shoot "rnvinc" a pm. His very knowledgeable on the Birds

This is where the idea originated of setting the xducer back into the "spray" coming off the bottom of a metal hull ...

It's not really in "spray" ... It's just the way the water flow happens on some hulls at on-plane speed ...



Peek over the transom while someone else drives the boat ...

Any white water you see coming from under the hull is aerated ...

The xducer face must be in clean bubble-free water ...

Rickie

Originally Posted by fishfried

I remember PM'ing you a while back about xducer placement because we have same boat. You txt me some pics. (Thanks again!) I went with same location, but used Stern Mate. Mine is in middle of the two ribs. Stern Mate holds xducer about 2 inches off back of stern. Real happy with my FF performance. I have some pics of mounting on this thread...

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/boat-...95-dc-rigging/

I get great images when Im going at slower speeds where my ducer is located at now. I was just wondering if I can get images at higher speeds as well. 12-15mph. How fast can you go before your screens start washing out? I may just need to get me a stern mate.

Thanks Rickie......This was part of the artile that I had reseached and was gonna try. What do you think? U think that would be the ticket? Or just stay where im at now?