my new sounder and wetbox
Submitted by fisho-ron on Sun, 2010-04-11 10:36
this is a couple of pics of my new JMC commercial sounder.
the transducer is a 1kw and the wet box i made myself out of a couple of white plastic cutting boards,
proberly install in the next few days and then go out and try it out.
i will post some more pics when its finished and up and working.
cheers
p.s thanks for the transducer gaz!!!! other wise i would still be waiting.
Faulkner Family
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not a bad looking unit. but
not a bad looking unit. but how does the wet box work, i take it you mount it open side down then fill with water
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fisho-ron
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thats it faulkner, i just
thats it faulkner, i just can not bring myself to drill holes in my hull?
but i will fill it with vegatble oil instead of water.
who knows what it is going to work like, this is what has been recommended to me.
i will post some pics when its mounted in the boat.
thanks
p.s thanks to whoever resized my pics
Tony Halliday
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nice work Ron, if veggie oil
nice work Ron,
if veggie oil does not give you the results needed, try salt water as a back to back comparison, before making any mods once installed.
goodluck and hope it becomes a great eye down-under for you.
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wopjrb
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use sikaflex
if you dont want to drill holes
fisho-ron
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thanks guys yeah wopjrb, i
thanks guys
yeah wopjrb, i have used sika to glue it down.(done today and wire it all up through the weak) the no holes, i meant as a through hull type.
tony are you running salt water in yours?
1 reason for the vegi oil is they reckon it dose not go mouldy so to speak, have you notice any change in the quality of the water in yours?
chears
Tony Halliday
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I don't run a wet box, I
I don't run a wet box, I have a wet face on the transom, but I know from experience that some setups work better with mineral oil and others with salt water. You can use a very light mineral motor oil instead of veggie oil as well, just go for the thinnest oil you can get, less chance of mold on those than veggie oils.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
fisho-ron
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cheers tony, hopefully go
cheers tony,
hopefully go out friday night for some prawns and fish sat morn if all is good, try it out then(if its finished)