adding a depth finder
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Topic: adding a depth finder
Posted By: malcolm2
Subject: adding a depth finder
Date Posted: June-13-2010 at 5:59pm
| i want to add a depth gauge to my 92 nautique. I really don't want to take the clock out. Anyone ever try a 2 function gauge? I could take 2 gauges out, oil pressure and temp. put a depth gauge in one hole and a oil/temp combo in the other. |
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Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: June-13-2010 at 6:02pm
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Sounds like a solid plan.
I've been looking at some depth meters with air and water temp on them as well. Too bad I will have to either drill another hole , not my plan, or consolidate 2 gauges into one like you are doing. ------------- 78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: June-13-2010 at 11:06pm
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Tim Morfoot mounted his under his dash with an automotive type bracket. It just hangs down from the dash in the right corner. It looks real nice. It is basically a piece of sheet metal with a hole in it for the guage. It looks great.
I hope this helps, Donald |
Posted By: horkn
Date Posted: June-13-2010 at 11:53pm
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That might be an even better idea Donald. I just have to see if I have any room to mount one like that. A newer boat shouldn't have an issue, but an older Nautique like mine as you know has limited space. ------------- 78 martinique- refloored, reinforced, stringers re glassed, re engineered interior GT40P heads Edelbrock Performer intake acme 4 blade http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v64/horkn/fish/nautique.jpg |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: June-14-2010 at 11:37am
Here's a couple of pictures of the install that Donald mentioned above. Let me know if you need a better picture.
------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: mdvalant
Date Posted: June-14-2010 at 3:33pm
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Your clock still works? I didn't think any of them worked after a couple hundy hours...ha ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5009 - '90 Ski (sold) http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5479 - '00 Sport Mississippi River - Bellevue, IA |
Posted By: pmgIA
Date Posted: October-28-2010 at 5:09am
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I'm adding a depth gauge in my 93 Sport. I plan to move the hour meter to the driver's kick panel above and to the right of the speaker. I will have to cut a hole through the carpet into the wood kick panel, but I want the depth gauge on the dash and don't look at the hour meter too often. I'll send pictures once its complete. ------------- 1993 Correct Craft Sport (for sale) 1979 Correct Craft Ski Nautique (sold) |
Posted By: TX Foilhead
Date Posted: October-28-2010 at 7:14pm
| Ditch the clock, time stands still when your out on the water. I do agree with mounting the depth finder where it is easy to see unless you always stay in deep familiar water. |
Posted By: Whitfield
Date Posted: October-30-2010 at 2:16am
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While on depth finders ~ Any preference on models. I need to let Santa know early...
I have an older Hummingbird 610 like this one and 2/3 of the time it reads incorrectly and I'm not sure why? Maybe an issue with the transom mounting position / horizontal - shooting vertical, but water coming off of the hull is not flat >>> ???  ------------- Michael .... I'm the black sheep ~ 1984 Dixie 299 Super Skier (350 Chev PCM / counter rotation / Velvet drive) Open Bow. |
Posted By: lewy2001
Date Posted: October-30-2010 at 9:07am
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I have the Hummingbird but with the hull mounted puck. It is the second one I have had in two different boats and both have worked perfectly. Spend the time and get the puck in the right location and bedded correctly. ------------- If you're going through hell, keep going http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2999" rel="nofollow - 89 Ski <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5685" ta |
Posted By: malcolm2
Date Posted: October-30-2010 at 2:51pm
| I took the easy way out....SN clock is now in a box with the 2nd speedo I took out for Perfect Pass. I just strap my Timex to the steering wheel now. Maybe I can get a D-size battery holder and make a desk clock out of the SN clock? |
Posted By: Swatkinz
Date Posted: December-29-2010 at 11:47am
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i just ordered the Humminbird hdr 610P with the p standing for puck transducer. Purchased from Amazon.com for $95.95 with free shipping. A decent price in my opinion. My plan is to remove the clock and put the depth gauge there.
Morfoot, can you snap a photo of where your puck is located in your hull? ------------- Steve 2011 Sport/Air 200 Excalibur 343 2017 Boatmate Tandem Axle Trailer Former CC owner (77, 80, 95, 88, all SNs) Former Malibu owner (07, 09) |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: December-29-2010 at 12:20pm
Steve, Here is location of mine. You may want to play with yours using the ziploc bag of water trick being you glue that sucker down. Mine works most of the time but not sure if it's the unit or where I have the transducer mounted.
Dang, looks like I need to do a little cleaning down there.  ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: Swatkinz
Date Posted: December-29-2010 at 1:10pm
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Thanks Tim,
I've wondered about the ziploc bag of water testing method. What holds the bag and puck down during the trial. I plan to glue mine down in a similar location to yours but I don't know how you could keep the ziploc and puck stationary long enough in that location to test it. Wait a minute. Is it recommended to test it under way or with the boat sitting still? I can see that test method working with someone holding it in place, but that would prove difficult and maybe dangerous if under way. I definitely want it to read underway and guess you'd need to test it underway to ensure know bubbles from the fins interfere with the signal. ------------- Steve 2011 Sport/Air 200 Excalibur 343 2017 Boatmate Tandem Axle Trailer Former CC owner (77, 80, 95, 88, all SNs) Former Malibu owner (07, 09) |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: December-29-2010 at 2:24pm
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I think most guys try placing the transducer on the bag in different locations while the boat is on the trailer. If I did move mine it would probably be further aft.
------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: TX Foilhead
Date Posted: December-29-2010 at 2:32pm
| I did mine in the water, of course that's easy when the boat is in a slip. I didn't have any issues with it moving around in a big ziploc bag. I figured 10 mph was good enough because if Its shallow enough to be watching then that's as fast as I'll be going. |
Posted By: malcolm2
Date Posted: December-29-2010 at 2:47pm
| For me, the dry land method did not work as well as on the water method. Maybe the smooth garage floor caused an issue. The faria model I bought has a great transducer mount bracket that adjusts for the hull angle. The mount allows the transducer to twist out so you can keep the mounting bracket full of antifreeze. With that bracket, I could get the angle exactly like I needed it in testing. to keep it from sliding you can fill a couple of bags with sand and use them as spacers and to keep it from sliding. I mounted mine pretty close to the drain plug. |
Posted By: OverMyHead
Date Posted: December-29-2010 at 9:18pm
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I bought a 2 year old unused unit off craigslist for 65$ it had the transom mount transducer which I tested as a through hull but could not get good readings so it hangs off the back of the boat. I put it in place of my broken clock. For me the idea is to have it in plain view so it will save my prop in unknown waters. I personally would not be happy with it under the dash. ------------- For thousands of years men have felt the irresistible urge to go to sea, and many of them died. Things got better after they invented boats. 1987 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Donald80SN
Date Posted: December-29-2010 at 10:56pm
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Steve,
I remember other stating that they placed the puck near the raw water pickup point. Actually, it is across from it. Beaching will not hurt the puck. LOL !!! I hope this helps, Donald |
Posted By: pmgIA
Date Posted: December-30-2010 at 12:57am
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I would definately be further aft than the drain. Mine is about six inches aft of the motor and works great at all speeds and even when the bow is way out of the water. ------------- 1993 Correct Craft Sport (for sale) 1979 Correct Craft Ski Nautique (sold) |
Posted By: storm34
Date Posted: December-30-2010 at 1:45pm
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Wouldn't you want to put the puck somewhere close to the running gear anyway?
We've got one on the SNOB and boat in some pretty shallow water. It was acting up all summer but I'm so used to not having one I didn't really pay much attention. Nothing I'm concerned about at our home lake but nice to have when we travel. ------------- |
Posted By: TX Foilhead
Date Posted: December-30-2010 at 4:53pm
| Mine is as far forward as I could get it, it's to warn me about something hopefully before it happens. I also keep it set with an offset to where the bottom of the rudder is 0, I've thought about moving that even lower to the bottom of the foil since that is another 10 inches below the rudder. |