Long story short - I'm in the process of replacing an inoperable Garmin Striker, paired with an unsightly transducer hung off of the stern. The Striker is being upgraded to an Echomap Plus and my intent was (is) to install the new transducer in-hull, located in the forward hull embedded in either Plumbers Putty or, the Garmin Foam Kayak Mount. When I started this project, I found this:
How should I deal with these stray fiberglass strands? Place a thin coat of epoxy over the strands or just cut them off?
This is an older Airmar transducer - and it is ideally located in a "prepped area" of the forward hull. By "prepped area" I mean it (the gelcoat) is sanded down and the old transducer was mounted to the hull with a "thin brown putty" which wouldn't budge until the application of DeBond Marine Formula. After I removed the old transducer and cleaned the area, I have a few strands of bare fiberglass mat showing:
How should I deal with these stray fiberglass strands? Place a thin coat of epoxy over the strands or just cut them off?
This is an older Airmar transducer - and it is ideally located in a "prepped area" of the forward hull. By "prepped area" I mean it (the gelcoat) is sanded down and the old transducer was mounted to the hull with a "thin brown putty" which wouldn't budge until the application of DeBond Marine Formula. After I removed the old transducer and cleaned the area, I have a few strands of bare fiberglass mat showing:
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