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DUBHE
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Initially Posted - 05/18/2006 :  15:44:01  Show Profile
DOES ANYONE KNOW THE MAKE UP OF THE HULL OF THE 250, MFTG 2003, IN THE AREA UNDER THE V BERTH. I WANT TO INSTALL AN INSIDE HULL MOUNTED TRANSDUCER, THIS REQUIRES SINGLE LAYER FIBERGLASS; ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS IT WILL NOT WORK WITH DOUBLE LAYERS OF FIBERGLASS, FOAM CORE OR WOOD CORE OR HOLLOW CORE.
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 05/18/2006 :  16:16:59  Show Profile
I have a 97 Wing Keel and mounted my transducer in the V-berth area under the water tank. That area on the WK is the bare hull, no layers or pockets. I'm not sure about a WB, maybe a WB owner will chime in and let you know. If you do a search in the 250 forum, and use the key work "transducer" you'll find many threads on the subject [url="http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12394&SearchTerms=transducer"]here's one.[/url]

I used a wax ball made up from a "new" toilet bowl wax ring and stuck the wax on the hull where I wanted the transducer to be mounted and stuck the transducer into the wax. Simple cheap and removable.

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bren737
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Response Posted - 05/18/2006 :  19:07:42  Show Profile
WB Owner, chiming in. . .

I, too, mounted my transducer in the 'well' in the forward section of the hull. I simply epoxied it directly to the hull with a thick layer of epoxy making sure there were no bubbles between the hull and the transducer. Works great. Accurate, no problems.
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Russ.Johnson
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Response Posted - 05/18/2006 :  23:28:25  Show Profile
I have the factory installed depth-transducer and water-speed-sensor.
I've removed the speed sensor before and it looks like a single layer fiberglass.
Here's a picture of my water ballast v-berth.


Russ (#793)
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