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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | front of the Lazarette Posted By: Scott Widmier, Mac26D, Georgia Date: 4/30/09 8:47a.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: Lazarett (nm) (Mike "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria, Tx) Only place to mount it clear of the ballast tank. I mounted mine in toilet ring wax (beeswax) and it works well except during some conditions when motoring. I remember reading something about mounting it in the bow but it would be so far forward I imagine turbulence would render it useless a lot of the time.

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Where should I mount my transducer -- Garry Seaward Fox and Mac 26C - Orlando -- 4/30/09 8:05a.m.

Lazarett -- Mike "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria, Tx -- 4/30/09 8:24a.m.

 front of the Lazarette   -- Scott Widmier, Mac26D, Georgia -- 4/30/09 8:47a.m.

And, for a contrary response... Rear of lazarette, on center -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 4/30/09 9:17a.m.

Oh, Yeah. Get it pointed straight down! -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 4/30/09 9:19a.m.

My transducer is a thru hull, has anyone noticed -- Mike "Mikabee" Mac26s Victoria, Tx -- 4/30/09 1:48p.m.

noise -- walt26scolorado -- 5/1/09 10:06a.m.

you gotta put a floor in the laz... -- Scott Widmier, Mac26D, Kennesaw, GA -- 4/30/09 5:48p.m.

Scot - you just pushed it into a glob of wax? -- Garry Seaward Fox and Mac 26C - Orlando -- 4/30/09 10:43a.m.

wax -- walt26scolorado -- 4/30/09 12:16p.m.

Yes, glob of wax.... -- Scott Widmier, Mac26D, Kennesaw, GA -- 4/30/09 5:45p.m.

Thank you for your responses -- Garry Seaward Fox and Mac 26C - Orlando -- 4/30/09 10:45a.m.

Hey same project here, gonna try the wax -- Ken Cross (Mac 26D) Puget Sound -- 4/30/09 6:28p.m.

playdough or clay also work (but more temporary) -- MrBill_26D_fll -- 5/1/09 5:48a.m.

Transducer Location -- Newell, 96X, 89D -- 5/1/09 8:40a.m.

Has to be mounted under the floor.... -- Scott Widmier, Mac26D, Kennesaw, GA -- 5/1/09 3:01p.m.

Also can't be any wood or other "filler" in the hull. -- Sam Hunter, '93 Mac26S, Atlanta & Pensacola -- 5/4/09 5:12p.m.

Nothing, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, beats epoxy for adhering a transducer to a hull. -- Ramblin' Rod - Mac 26D - SeaQuell - Georgian Bay. -- 5/4/09 9:15p.m.

Mineral Oil -- Doug91mac26s -- 5/5/09 10:37a.m.