7
.Fullytightenthenutandbolt.
Donotexceedatorqueof35N·m(25.8lbf·ft).Thetransducershouldnot
beeasilymoveablebyhand,andshouldremaininitsnormaloperating
positionwhenyourvesselisunderway.
7.8Anti-fouling
Wherelocalregulationsallow,itisrecommendedthatyoucoatyour
transducerusingawater-basedanti-foulingpaint.Thiswillhelppreventthe
build-upoforganicgrowth,whichcanreducetransducerperformance.
Important:
•Beforeapplyingwater-basedanti-foulingpaint,checkthatlocal
environmentalrulesandregulationsdonotprohibittheuseofanti-fouling
paint.
•Neverusecopper-basedanti-foulingpaintasthiscanimpacttransducer
performance .
•Neveruseketone-basedanti-foulingpaintasthiscanattackthe
transducer’splastic,damagingthetransducer.
•Paintyourtransducerusingabrush,donotuseaspraycanorasponge
rollerasthesemethodscancausetinyairbubblestobeincorporatedin
thepaint,whichwillalsoreducetransducerperformance.
Theanti-foulingpaintshouldbeappliedinathinandevencoatcoveringall
e xternallyexposedtransducersurfaces.
Y oushouldcleanyourtransducerregularlyandre-applyanti-foulingpaint
every6months,orsoonerdependingonhowrapidlyorganicgrowthbuilds
up.
Forguidanceontransducercleaningrefertop.44—Transducercleaning
Forinstructionsonre-applyinganti-foulingpaintreferto
p.44—Re-applyinganti-foulingpaint
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