GARMIN CV23-TM Transducer Placement
Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 3:05 pm
I just installed a new SONAR unit my 1964 16-foot (Boston Whaler) boat The transducer is a GARMIN CV23-TM, a long unit.
The depth sounder loses the bottom at speed. The transducer is kicking up a rooster tail.
I mounted the transducer on the starboard side of the boat using a transducer block I fabed up at home. The block sits just above the bottom of the transom and the transducer is just a bit lower than the transom. I did look at the transducer tips page I found in another post but it didn't quite address this.
Give me a any thoughts [why the GARMIN depth sounder loses the bottom when the boat is at speed] or tips [to improve the bottom echo on the GARMIN depth sounder when the boat is at speed. [They] would be appreciated.
Also: where have you run your cables to avoid interference?
Aside from the rigging tunnel it seems like every other option is going to be messy looking and a bit in the way.
Thanks.
The depth sounder loses the bottom at speed. The transducer is kicking up a rooster tail.
I mounted the transducer on the starboard side of the boat using a transducer block I fabed up at home. The block sits just above the bottom of the transom and the transducer is just a bit lower than the transom. I did look at the transducer tips page I found in another post but it didn't quite address this.
Give me a any thoughts [why the GARMIN depth sounder loses the bottom when the boat is at speed] or tips [to improve the bottom echo on the GARMIN depth sounder when the boat is at speed. [They] would be appreciated.
Also: where have you run your cables to avoid interference?
Aside from the rigging tunnel it seems like every other option is going to be messy looking and a bit in the way.
Thanks.