I put a Humminbird HDR 650 in my 1977 M-17, on the flat spot just in front of the keel. It's about the cheapest one you can find. I poured water in the place I wanted to put it, tossed the transducer in and it worked great. Next step, epoxy. Then it wouldn't work! I chiselled it out, tried water again , worked great. Tried a different epoxy, same story. Chiselled it out again. The I noticed there were some voids in the laminate. I dug holes in the voids with a knife, and set the transducer again with polyester resin. It was getting too cold for epoxy to set. Worked great, and has given me no problem since. I can't understand how it worked so well with water, then not with the epoxy.. But after chisseling it out twice, it really cleaned up the fiberglass surface. I mounted the unit on the verticel bulkhead just in front of the v-berth, at an angle so it can be easily seen from the cockpit. It's close to the battery and easy to wire at that location. Mark House Seranita M-17 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earl Landers" <elanders@bak.rr.com> To: "Monte mail list" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 11:05 AM Subject: M_Boats: Depth Finder suggestions?
Hello,
First, please pardon me for filling your mailboxes, but I have another question. I am looking for a depth indicator for my M17. I am leaning toward the Uniden QT206 because of its low current requirement.
Does anyone have experience with the in hull transducer?
Where did you mount the transducer?
Thanks,
Earl Landers
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