Quick FF Q... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bigderel · 01-16-2009, 01:57 PM

Some guys glue their transducer directly to the inside of the hull, some install a small 'well' that holds a little water so you can put the transducer in there.

I got some foam (the waterproof type) from some packaging, cut a hole the shape of my transducer and gooped it to the inside of my hull. Before I head out, I put a little water in there and insert the transducer into the foam cutout.

The problem with gooping it to the hull is that you can get little bubbles in the adhesive that throw the readings off. My first kayak was gooped directly like that but I had no issue with bad readings - I opted for the foam well on my second and third kayaks.

01-16-2009, 01:57 PM	#2
bigderel UberMember Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: On the water Posts: 71	Some guys glue their transducer directly to the inside of the hull, some install a small 'well' that holds a little water so you can put the transducer in there. I got some foam (the waterproof type) from some packaging, cut a hole the shape of my transducer and gooped it to the inside of my hull. Before I head out, I put a little water in there and insert the transducer into the foam cutout. The problem with gooping it to the hull is that you can get little bubbles in the adhesive that throw the readings off. My first kayak was gooped directly like that but I had no issue with bad readings - I opted for the foam well on my second and third kayaks.