DIY transducer scupper with hot water? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 06-11-2018, 11:47 AM

I would not attempt to manipulate the area to accommodate a transducer

Fiskadoro · 06-11-2018, 01:45 PM

I did this with an old Fish and Dive I use for hoop netting. I used a heat gun not hot water. Mine has worked fine, with no issues but it's not an easy thing to do, and I would not recommend it. The deal is it's very easy to make the plastic too thin by stretching it to much, and you cant easily add reinforcement. If you are set on trying this I can take some pics of mine and tell you what I did to make it seaworthy, but once again I would not recommend it.

I mounted inset transducers in four kayaks before the commercial ones were available, using four different methods. They all worked but this was probably the hardest way to do it.

Fiskadoro · 06-11-2018, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

I would not attempt to manipulate the area to accommodate a transducer

Where's the like button? Yeah Andy knows. Scuppers perform both a utilitarian and structural function. You mess with them it's a real can of worms.

sculpins4bait · 06-11-2018, 04:18 PM

ok just as I suspected, thanks everyone for the advice. I didnt wanna butcher my sweet ride anyways. I think ill just get creative with hydrodynamic goop sculpting.

06-11-2018, 11:47 AM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	I would not attempt to manipulate the area to accommodate a transducer __________________

06-11-2018, 01:45 PM	#2
Fiskadoro ....... Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,509	I did this with an old Fish and Dive I use for hoop netting. I used a heat gun not hot water. Mine has worked fine, with no issues but it's not an easy thing to do, and I would not recommend it. The deal is it's very easy to make the plastic too thin by stretching it to much, and you cant easily add reinforcement. If you are set on trying this I can take some pics of mine and tell you what I did to make it seaworthy, but once again I would not recommend it. I mounted inset transducers in four kayaks before the commercial ones were available, using four different methods. They all worked but this was probably the hardest way to do it.

06-11-2018, 04:18 PM	#4
sculpins4bait Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: SD Posts: 104	ok just as I suspected, thanks everyone for the advice. I didnt wanna butcher my sweet ride anyways. I think ill just get creative with hydrodynamic goop sculpting.