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Transom Transducer Installation

If you will be installing a transom mounted transducer, use the procedures in this section. There are several procedures you will have to perform in order to install a transom-mounted transducer. They are:

Locate transducer mounting location

Prepare the mounting location

Assemble the transducer and perform initial mounting

Route the transducer cable

Connect the transducer cable

Perform a final test of the transom transducer installation.

1.Locating the transducer mounting location

NOTE: If transom mounting is not possible because of a stepped hull or cavitation noise, and you have a single layer fiberglass hull, In-hull installation is an option. See Inside the Hull Transducer Installation for more information.

Turbulence: You must first determine the best location on the transom to install the transducer. It is very important to locate the transducer in an area that is relatively free of turbulent water. Consider the following to find the best location with the least amount of turbulence:

As the boat moves through the water, turbulence is generated by the weight of the boat and the thrust of the propeller(s) - either clockwise or counter-clockwise. This turbulent water is normally confined to areas immediately aft of ribs, strakes or rows of rivets on the bottom of the boat, and in the immediate area of the propeller(s). Clockwise propellers create more turbulence on the port side.

On outboard or inboard/outboard boats, it is best to locate the transducer at least 15" to the side of the propeller(s).

Areas of Possible Turbulence

Stepped Hull

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rivets

Strakes

Step

Rib

Transom

 

Hull

 

The best way to locate turbulence-free water is to view the transom while the boat is moving. This method is recommended if maximum high-speed operation is a high priority. If this is not possible, select a location on the transom where the hull forward of this location is smooth, flat and free of protrusions or ribs.

Level

15”

Find a turbulence-free location at least 15" from the propeller(s)

and not in line with trailer bunks or rollers.

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Humminbird 957C manual Transom Transducer Installation, Locating the transducer mounting location