hello all
I have a Kittiwake 23.5 full keel sailboat... I am looking at installing a depth finder in it for when I am sailing... on my old boat (Mac25) is put the transducer under the front V-berth, in a toilet bowl grease ring to hold it in place.... worked wonderful.... but I do not have that option with my kittiwake, and with the full keel, I am not sure where I can put it... I do not want to put it through the hull, I want to shoot it through the hull again.... in the front part of the keel is 1500 lbs of lead, so I cannot sink it in the bilge.... the bilge is very deep in the rear of the keel, but I think the lead will interfere with the readings of the depth finder...
not sure how I can set this up... needing advice or solution to this .... I am using a hummingbird wideeye depth/fish finder on my boat... thanks for any help...
my friend says I should just forget it, it is not worth the trouble to set it up on the boat, as I am only sailing on inland lakes with it.... but I told him I do plan to sail n the great lakes, gulf of mexico and the coastal waters of the US sometimes with it... I like the piece of mind it gives me when sailing close to shore...
sincerely
Jess
I have a Kittiwake 23.5 full keel sailboat... I am looking at installing a depth finder in it for when I am sailing... on my old boat (Mac25) is put the transducer under the front V-berth, in a toilet bowl grease ring to hold it in place.... worked wonderful.... but I do not have that option with my kittiwake, and with the full keel, I am not sure where I can put it... I do not want to put it through the hull, I want to shoot it through the hull again.... in the front part of the keel is 1500 lbs of lead, so I cannot sink it in the bilge.... the bilge is very deep in the rear of the keel, but I think the lead will interfere with the readings of the depth finder...
not sure how I can set this up... needing advice or solution to this .... I am using a hummingbird wideeye depth/fish finder on my boat... thanks for any help...
my friend says I should just forget it, it is not worth the trouble to set it up on the boat, as I am only sailing on inland lakes with it.... but I told him I do plan to sail n the great lakes, gulf of mexico and the coastal waters of the US sometimes with it... I like the piece of mind it gives me when sailing close to shore...
sincerely
Jess