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andygere posted 03-28-2003 07:26 PM ET (US)
I took my '89 Outrage Cuddy for a spin last night, and my first stab at locating the Garmin 240 sounder/fishfinder transducer left me with intermittant signal. Any Outrage 22 owners that have found the ideal location, please let me know and save me from a lot of drilling and filling. I suspect I am a bit far off the centerline, a location I chose for avoiding trailer bunks. Any help is appreciated. I will also try to drop it down a bit, although it is right at the 1/8 inch below hull as the manual suggests.
Tony posted 03-30-2003 12:16 PM ET (US)
I have a 1970 21' Outrage and went through the same problems with the transom mount. A bronze thru hull transduce solved the problem.
Drisney posted 03-30-2003 04:45 PM ET (US)
Tony, where did you place the through hull? Dave
bsmotril posted 03-31-2003 01:14 PM ET (US)
Had a similar problem on a SeaRay Laguna with a notched transom. I finally got a good signal by mounting the transducer down in the notch. That boad had a flat pad keep in the stern about 8" wide. Mounting the transducer on the step of that lower notch to the far right finally gave me a good signal. I could never get it to work good mounted on the higher stepped up transom, too much aeration there.
BillS
bsmotril posted 03-31-2003 01:15 PM ET (US)
I have PHAT fingers this monday and can't type worth a darn. "The boat had a flat pad keel" is what I meant to type.
kingfish posted 03-31-2003 03:56 PM ET (US)
Andy-
I've got a triducer for my Garmin 235 on my 22 that reads good for me up to 50 mph that I know of, as long as the water is relatively smooth. I think I have a photo of the installation that I'll e-mail to you if i can find it.
Stauter99 posted 03-31-2003 04:56 PM ET (US)
King fish could you send me that pic too if you can find it? Thanks - stauter99@aol.com
kingfish posted 03-31-2003 05:10 PM ET (US)
Will do-
andygere posted 04-01-2003 09:22 AM ET (US)
Kingfish,
I'll look for that photo in my e-mail--Thanks! My unit is a Garmin 240 that was absolutely terrific on my Montauk, so I'm sure it's just a matter of getting the transducer mounted in a "happy place".
reelescape1 posted 04-01-2003 03:20 PM ET (US)
Mine works good where it's mounted. You can see some pics here http://briefcase.yahoo.com/reelescape1
if you want some measurements, e-mail me.
kingfish posted 04-02-2003 11:21 AM ET (US)
photos e-mailed to both andygere and Stauter99
kf
T Party posted 04-02-2003 11:58 AM ET (US)
Andy-
Where did you have the transducter mounted on your Montauk? I have a Humminbird that fails to read at 20mph+ and sprays the engine while doing so. It's currently located on the starboard side where the bottom flattens out.
I'm going to relocate...where?
Thanks in advance,
John
chorescanwait posted 04-02-2003 12:40 PM ET (US)
Transducer mounting? Would love to see some pics and feed back on this for the 17 Montauk. Currently I have created a portable from an old trolling motor bracket that is mounted on the stern like a kicker. I simply put it down while trolling and pick it up when running but would love to have it permanant.
andygere posted 04-02-2003 04:18 PM ET (US)
On my Montauk, the transducer was mounted about 1" to the right of the port side sponson. This gave me great results with a Garmin 240 sounder/fishfinder.
andygere posted 04-02-2003 04:20 PM ET (US)
I used the port side on the Montauk because the kicker is mounted on the starboard side. On my Outrage, the transducer is on the starboard side to avoid the kicker on the port side.

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Author	Topic: Tranducer sweet spot for Outrage 22 single/notched transom
andygere	posted 03-28-2003 07:26 PM ET (US) I took my '89 Outrage Cuddy for a spin last night, and my first stab at locating the Garmin 240 sounder/fishfinder transducer left me with intermittant signal. Any Outrage 22 owners that have found the ideal location, please let me know and save me from a lot of drilling and filling. I suspect I am a bit far off the centerline, a location I chose for avoiding trailer bunks. Any help is appreciated. I will also try to drop it down a bit, although it is right at the 1/8 inch below hull as the manual suggests.
Tony	posted 03-30-2003 12:16 PM ET (US) I have a 1970 21' Outrage and went through the same problems with the transom mount. A bronze thru hull transduce solved the problem.
Drisney	posted 03-30-2003 04:45 PM ET (US) Tony, where did you place the through hull? Dave
bsmotril	posted 03-31-2003 01:14 PM ET (US) Had a similar problem on a SeaRay Laguna with a notched transom. I finally got a good signal by mounting the transducer down in the notch. That boad had a flat pad keep in the stern about 8" wide. Mounting the transducer on the step of that lower notch to the far right finally gave me a good signal. I could never get it to work good mounted on the higher stepped up transom, too much aeration there. BillS
bsmotril	posted 03-31-2003 01:15 PM ET (US) I have PHAT fingers this monday and can't type worth a darn. "The boat had a flat pad keel" is what I meant to type.
kingfish	posted 03-31-2003 03:56 PM ET (US) Andy- I've got a triducer for my Garmin 235 on my 22 that reads good for me up to 50 mph that I know of, as long as the water is relatively smooth. I think I have a photo of the installation that I'll e-mail to you if i can find it.
Stauter99	posted 03-31-2003 04:56 PM ET (US) King fish could you send me that pic too if you can find it? Thanks - stauter99@aol.com
kingfish	posted 03-31-2003 05:10 PM ET (US) Will do-
andygere	posted 04-01-2003 09:22 AM ET (US) Kingfish, I'll look for that photo in my e-mail--Thanks! My unit is a Garmin 240 that was absolutely terrific on my Montauk, so I'm sure it's just a matter of getting the transducer mounted in a "happy place".
reelescape1	posted 04-01-2003 03:20 PM ET (US) Mine works good where it's mounted. You can see some pics here http://briefcase.yahoo.com/reelescape1 if you want some measurements, e-mail me.
kingfish	posted 04-02-2003 11:21 AM ET (US) photos e-mailed to both andygere and Stauter99 kf
T Party	posted 04-02-2003 11:58 AM ET (US) Andy- Where did you have the transducter mounted on your Montauk? I have a Humminbird that fails to read at 20mph+ and sprays the engine while doing so. It's currently located on the starboard side where the bottom flattens out. I'm going to relocate...where? Thanks in advance, John
chorescanwait	posted 04-02-2003 12:40 PM ET (US) Transducer mounting? Would love to see some pics and feed back on this for the 17 Montauk. Currently I have created a portable from an old trolling motor bracket that is mounted on the stern like a kicker. I simply put it down while trolling and pick it up when running but would love to have it permanant.
andygere	posted 04-02-2003 04:18 PM ET (US) On my Montauk, the transducer was mounted about 1" to the right of the port side sponson. This gave me great results with a Garmin 240 sounder/fishfinder.
andygere	posted 04-02-2003 04:20 PM ET (US) I used the port side on the Montauk because the kicker is mounted on the starboard side. On my Outrage, the transducer is on the starboard side to avoid the kicker on the port side.