Can you clarify your question? Are you asking if there is...- a transducer that sits inside the hull and doesn't require a thru hull - yes - i used a 'puck' device on a 38 commander and it was sketchy, barely worked, it floats in a thing that holds liquid and shoots through the hull without having to drill a hole - i dont recommend it- a standard thru-hull transducer that is wireless (not requiring wires to the helm?) thats a new one... but i googled it and it may be 'a thing' - but why not just run wires to the helm?
Whitney, that is the procedure to find a location. I did that, located a position, prepared it, established the Puck in a horizontal position and bonded it to the hull. At the time the older hole in the hull" transponder was in place and I would switch between the two in ranges from 3' to 60' below the keel and didn’t find significant differences. At the next haul the though hull was removed and that became one of several holes in the hull that was patched. To my knowledge only floating transponders for fishing are remote sensing.
I recently ran aground during a delivery, in a spot where the charts showed 8 feet and the depth finder showed 3. I would never navigate using charted depths alone. There are also a lot of outdated charts.
P.s. this was in Bogue Sound, NC in an area notorious for shoaling. As part of the Intracoastal Waterway, it’s supposed to be minimum 12 feet depth. Ha!! Not quite.
So I tend to explore the shallows at the lake where we’re moored. I thought the deepest pert of the hull on our 66 CCC 38 was toward the bow. However, I’m completely afraid of prop damage. If moving along at a few knots, would running aground damage the props much? Wouldn’t I be able to just reverse out of it? Thx!
If there was such a thing, it would be minimum range (depth) and power. And you’d be changing batteries every day.
Can you clarify your question? Are you asking if there is... - a transducer that sits inside the hull and doesn't require a thru hull - yes - i used a 'puck' device on a 38 commander and it was sketchy, barely worked, it floats in a thing that holds liquid and shoots through the hull without having to drill a hole - i dont recommend it - a standard thru-hull transducer that is wireless (not requiring wires to the helm?) thats a new one... but i googled it and it may be 'a thing' - but why not just run wires to the helm?
Whitney, that is the procedure to find a location. I did that, located a position, prepared it, established the Puck in a horizontal position and bonded it to the hull. At the time the older hole in the hull" transponder was in place and I would switch between the two in ranges from 3' to 60' below the keel and didn’t find significant differences. At the next haul the though hull was removed and that became one of several holes in the hull that was patched. To my knowledge only floating transponders for fishing are remote sensing.
Comment to my own question: it appears my iPhone Navionics App shows depths and seems pretty accurate.
I recently ran aground during a delivery, in a spot where the charts showed 8 feet and the depth finder showed 3. I would never navigate using charted depths alone. There are also a lot of outdated charts.
P.s. this was in Bogue Sound, NC in an area notorious for shoaling. As part of the Intracoastal Waterway, it’s supposed to be minimum 12 feet depth. Ha!! Not quite.
So I tend to explore the shallows at the lake where we’re moored. I thought the deepest pert of the hull on our 66 CCC 38 was toward the bow. However, I’m completely afraid of prop damage. If moving along at a few knots, would running aground damage the props much? Wouldn’t I be able to just reverse out of it? Thx!
There are plenty you can find online there is one example below, hope it helps.
Amazon.com: Portable Wireless Fish Finder Depth Finder with Depth Range of 60m, Smart Fish Finder, Sonar Castable Kayak Boat Fishfinder Transducer for Ice Fishing : Electronics
these are for kayaks or fishing purposes
but lowrance has wireless series.
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Thnx Egemen