I would invest in a good retrieval line for the crown of the anchor and spend the money you saved on beer.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 10 February 2014 08:43, Frederick G Street <[email protected]> wrote: > Given that the bronze through-hull Structure Scan transducer is $1200+, > I'm not surprised that you would try the skimmer. Just remember that > you're going to have to be sailing flat (or motoring) in order for it to > work with any degree of reliability, or even be underwater at all, given > heeling; and there may be enough turbulence off the transom that it won't > read well, unless you're just barely making way. > > Also, at the transom, you'll bee seeing what the bow already passed, > rather than what's below it. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Feb 10, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Jean-Francois J Rivard <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi folks, > > While my boat will be on the hard for a few weeks I'm thinking about > adding an inexpensive (but HD) skimmer (Retractable / removable) transom > mount sonar transducer. > The idea behind the skimmer is that 1) it's 1/3 the price, 2) No through > hull required 3) We can fabricate a bracket that would make it retractable > / removable when I'm not using it > > Why Sonar? Because our lake is notorious for eating anchors, my > chartplotter has it all built-in, and adding this transducer is simple plug > and play: > http://www.starmarinedepot.com/simrad-structurescan-hd-skimmer-transducer.html?gclid=CIjOj4T1wbwCFaZAMgodhX8AFg > > At 238.00 this transducer is cheaper than replacing my pricey Delta anchor > once. > > I almost lost the anchor last year, I had to use the Spinnaker winch to > pull it up and half a tree emerged along with the anchor, good thing the > tree was rotted enough to break. From what I'm told I got lucky. > > Is there any reason I would not want to rig this on my stern somehow? > > Thanks in advance, > > Francois Rivard > 1990 C&C 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, Georgia USA > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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