Chapter 2: Transducer Installation 43
CAUTION:
Always wear safety goggles and a dust mask.
3. Attach the drill bit to your drill appropriate for your fairing:
4. Slide the transducer’s stem with the fairing in place into the mounting hole. Be
sure the triangular recess in the fairing is pointing forward toward the bow.
5. While holding the assembly in place and using the bolt hole in the fairing as
your guide, drill a hole through the hull for the anti-rotation bolt.
6. Remove the assembly and cable from the mounting hole.
7. Sand and clean the area around the hole, inside and outside, to ensure that
the sealant will adhere properly to the hull.
Metal hull - Remove any burrs around both holes with a file and sandpaper.
Figure 2-14: Using a Fairing and Backing Block
Seating
1. Remove the transducer from the fairing, if used.
2. Stainless steel transducer in metal hull - Slide the appropriate size isolation
sleeve over the cable and onto the stem of the transducer as far down as pos-
sible (see Figure 2-9 ).
Fairing Used with Transducer Drill Size
E66023 E66056 (B744V),
E66057 (B744VL)
3/8
" (10mm)
E66025 E66024 (B256)
1/2
" (13mm)
E66034 E66033 (B260)
1/2
" (13mm)
Triangular plug
with curved surface
facing outward
Anti-rotation
bolt
Backing
block
Fairing
D5565-1
BOW
Nut and
washer
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