Attaching the transducer

1.Clean the transducer face to remove any foreign material. Lightly roughen the transducer face with #100 sandpaper. Also, roughen the inside of the hull where the transducer is to be mounted.

2.Warm the silicone sealant to 40°C before usage to soften it. Coat the transducer face and mounting location with silicone sealant.

Transducer

Silicone

Sealant

Coating transducer face with silicone sealant

3.Press the transducer firmly down on the hull and gently twist it back and forth to remove any air that may be trapped in the silicone sealant.

Press down to remove air bubbles.

Hull plate

Adhesive

Squeezing out air bubbles in adhesive

Final preparations

Support the transducer with a piece of wood to keep it in place while the adhesive is drying. Let the adhesive dry 24 - 72 hours.

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Furuno GP-7000F Attaching the transducer, Final preparations, Coating transducer face with silicone sealant