Transducer install.

[tamddo714]

Ram transducer arm.


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[PescadorPete]

I've tried three ways with the same sounder Elite5 (non-chirp) and same kayak. First was Gooped to the hull. That worked good. Later on I built a wet well with a plastic electrical box and filled it with water. That worked better. When the well eventually sprung a leak, I decided to try putty. I put a thin coat of putty on it and put it back in the empty wet well. That works the best of all. I don't know if this is valid for chirp transducers.

[spyakker]

Originally Posted by PescadorPete

I've tried three ways with the same sounder Elite5 (non-chirp) and same kayak. First was Gooped to the hull. That worked good. Later on I built a wet well with a plastic electrical box and filled it with water. That worked better. When the well eventually sprung a leak, I decided to try putty. I put a thin coat of putty on it and put it back in the empty wet well. That works the best of all. I don't know if this is valid for chirp transducers.

Not looking at the chirp model. Can you pm me pictures? interested in your set up.

[ronbo613]

Originally Posted by acorad

But in a nutshell, from what I've read, if the transducer is mounted correctly, a plastic kayak hull has little appreciable effect on the ducer's function.

I know the stock Elite transducers(HST-WSU 106-48) do not shoot through the hull of a kayak because I tested three new transducers(or "ducers") and two new Elite 3x fishfinders. Even in water, inside the hull, they did not work. The older Eagle skimmer transducers, which have the same part number will shoot through a kayak hull.

Give it a shot, maybe it will work.