I have no objection to a fish-finder type sounder. I would prefer not to make the hole any larger if at all possible. I have dreams of someday getting some 'real' electronics and mount them at the wheel. That way the holes could be covered up and passengers could properly lean against the bulkhead.
My make-shift solution is actually a fishfinder hanging on an unused knob and a transducer screwed to a stick that I tied off to the stern rail. It's rather unimpressive, but it works... Tony -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ralph E. Ahseln Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 3:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Dead Signet Depth Sounder Tony, As long as it's a High Frequency (200 Khz) transducer, A good deal of the time there will be very little difference. You may have a slight Impedance mismatch that could give a slight mis-read. But, it's likely that a NEW set will have an "offset" adjustment. You can adjust to Trim to the proper depth reading. May I offer a suggestion about covering the 4 inch hole in the bulkhead? Have you thought of a FISHFINDER /Sounder.? Many are large squares and likely could cover the bulkhead hole. Sometimes less costly than a "Yachtie" type ... and besides the Large Readout Depth numbers... You can often "See" the bottom conditions. IE: Soft pattern line, could indicate mud or weed bottom.... Hard line indicates Rock ...Etc... Besides... Finding fish.... LOL UW Ralph Ahseln Oblio Gresham OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Whipple" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:59 AM Subject: catalina27-talk: Dead Signet Depth Sounder > > My '89 came with those big round Signet knot/log and depth gauges. The > depth sounder (SL172) is, I'm afraid, dead. I opened it up and there was > that smell of charred electronics and some burnt parts on the circuit > board. > Now I need a depth sounder. The replacement unit from Signet is over $400 > (without the sender). That seems expensive to me, given that a sounder > plus > transducer can be bought for less than half of that. It's just that I > have > that big (4 inch?) hole in the bulkhead to deal with. Has anyone come up > with a good (and inexpensive) solution to a replacement unit? Are > transducers interchangeable, or do I need to find one that fits the same > through-hull hole? If I need a new transducer, can that be changed in the > water (without too much drama)? What other questions do I need answered? > (Left myself wide open there, didn't I?) > > Tony Whipple > C27 'Slackers Cove' #6595 > Atlantic Beach, NC > > ------ > Anthony Whipple > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
