The old depthsounder on my 28' S2 sailboat is still good but the faceplate has become so crazed from UV as to be unreadable. I may try various ways to fix this problem but as I happen to have two identical cheap Hummingbird fish finders for my powerboat, I may simply mount one on the sailboat.
The Hummingbird transducer would be mounted on a long aluminum or stainless pole that is attached to a stanchion on the stern so it is in the water even if I heel a lot.
This would be about 8' aft of my old thru-hull transducer but it will give a depth profile instead of just a number as does the old depthsounder.
Any thoughts on if the prop flow will interfere? Pro flow on the powerboat doesn't seem to matter.
Any other concerns you can think of?
The Hummingbird transducer would be mounted on a long aluminum or stainless pole that is attached to a stanchion on the stern so it is in the water even if I heel a lot.
This would be about 8' aft of my old thru-hull transducer but it will give a depth profile instead of just a number as does the old depthsounder.
Any thoughts on if the prop flow will interfere? Pro flow on the powerboat doesn't seem to matter.
Any other concerns you can think of?