Well I rolled around and even lost sleep over it and just cannot drill a hole in my pod or my hull. I am not going to go against my belief's. I took the through hull transducer back and will work with the existing transducers and modify the bracket for less turbulence etc.
Sculpin, I totally understand why you don't belief in drilling holes in your pod or hull. Have you thought of using a "shoot through the hull" transducer which does not required drilling a hole through the botttom of the hull. My understanding is they can be epoxied to the inside of the hull and as long as they shoot through a solid (no voids or air pockets) that they are apparently as good or better than the transom mounted units. I was thinking of doing that on my B/W Conquest but because the way the whalers are constructed, it would mean cutting through the inner skin and a layer of foam to access the inside of the outer skin on the bottom of the hull. So for now I will stick with the transom mounted ducer. There are quite a few guys south of the 49th that are using this type of transducer.
I have never understood why people spend thousands on head units and then use the stock transducer. The difference is dramatic from stock to a thru hull or a decent transom mount. I went from stock to a B60 thru hull and never looked back. 2 years ago i wanted a 1kw unit and and installed the TM270. Due to the cost of the 1KW units I went to transom mount as I can remove when I sell and install on the new boat. The best upgrade I feel for any unit is a good transducer. I am sure many people would not buy or upgrade to new head units if they saw the results they could have/get with a good transducer
/fishon
Post em here so we can all see!!!
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Go ahead Sculpin, i might have to chage name to partluck
That trans. mount idea and them speaker boxes are GREAT.