1.OutboardorI/O(Planinghull)—mountforwardandtothesideofthepropeller(s).
2.Inboard(Planinghull)—mountforwardofthepropeller(s)andshaft(s).
3.S
teppedhull(Planinghull)—mountonthefirststepasfaraftaspossible.
4.Displacementhull—mountapproximately1/3ofthewayalongthelengthofthehull,
measuredalongthewaterline.
5.Finkeel(Keelsailboat)—mountforwardofthekeel,ensuringthatthekeelwillnotobstruct
thetransducerswidebeamwidth.
6.Fullkeel(Keelsailboat)—mountawayfromthekeelatalocationwithminimumdeadrise,
ensuringthatthekeelwillnotobstructthetransducerswidebeamwidth.
•Themountingsurfaceshouldbeflatsothattransducersitsflushagainstthehull.
•Wheninstallingsplit-pairtransducerswithangledelements,youmustensurethatthehull’s
deadriseangleatthechosenmountinglocationisappropriatefortheselectedtransducers.
•Whenfittingtoahullwithakeel,ensurethatthetransducerbeamwillnotbeobstructedbythe
keel.Ifthetransducercannotbefittedforeoraftofthekeelthenusesplitpairtransducersto
overcometheobstruction.
•Thetransducersshouldbeinstalledawayfromanyprotrusionssuchasothertransducers,steps,
ribs,strak es,orrowsofrivets.
•Transducersshouldbeinstalledinalocationwherenoloadwillbeappliedtothetransducers
during,launching,lifting,traileringandstorageoftheboat.
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