Baxter
Well-Known Member
On the weekend had a great time fishing, but at one point, while we were jigging I looked back at the screen to see what at first glance appeared to be the mother load of fish!! Did not take long though to realize that something was amiss.
Thought it might have been a kelp bed or something weird the sonar was picking up to give us an odd reading, but when it did not go back to normal after several minutes I investigated further. Thinking that maybe there were some weeds tangled around the transducer I went to check it out. Got a surprise.
The screws holding the transducer in place had found their way out and the unit was just dangling behind the boat!!! Yikes!!! (I thought maybe I hit something that knocked it off, but never heard anything and zero damage to the transducer - not even a scratch)
With some zipties and a piece of rope, I was able to tie it out of the way for when we ran home.
Now my question. I would use an adhesive to keep the replacement screws in place, BUT, those screws may need to be backed off in order to adjust position. I would use a nut/bolt, but there is no way to access the back end of the bolt/screw. Would Loctite be an appropriate choice? Or perhaps even just some Teflon tape to help hold it in maybe? Was thinking I may just use some silicone - enough to help hold things in place, but easy enough to cut away should I need to readjust.
Also assuming to use 1" #10 SS screws, but may use SS lags or something instead (hate it when phillips head screws strip, lags would eliminate that possibility).
Heading to Strathcon later today
Thought it might have been a kelp bed or something weird the sonar was picking up to give us an odd reading, but when it did not go back to normal after several minutes I investigated further. Thinking that maybe there were some weeds tangled around the transducer I went to check it out. Got a surprise.
The screws holding the transducer in place had found their way out and the unit was just dangling behind the boat!!! Yikes!!! (I thought maybe I hit something that knocked it off, but never heard anything and zero damage to the transducer - not even a scratch)
With some zipties and a piece of rope, I was able to tie it out of the way for when we ran home.
Now my question. I would use an adhesive to keep the replacement screws in place, BUT, those screws may need to be backed off in order to adjust position. I would use a nut/bolt, but there is no way to access the back end of the bolt/screw. Would Loctite be an appropriate choice? Or perhaps even just some Teflon tape to help hold it in maybe? Was thinking I may just use some silicone - enough to help hold things in place, but easy enough to cut away should I need to readjust.
Also assuming to use 1" #10 SS screws, but may use SS lags or something instead (hate it when phillips head screws strip, lags would eliminate that possibility).
Heading to Strathcon later today
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