I'm wondering if anyone has mounted one these as far as the best location. Its one that requires me drilling a hole thru my hull........so I'd only like to drill once !!
Thinking in the bilge pump area or under the fly wheel ??
Thanks
I'm wondering if anyone has mounted one these as far as the best location. Its one that requires me drilling a hole thru my hull........so I'd only like to drill once !!
Thinking in the bilge pump area or under the fly wheel ??
Thanks
Which model do you have? There's often recommendations in the manual.
Its a HawkEye..... The instructions say mount it close to the centerline
Pretty sure I have that same make and model on my boat. You might be able to get by with epoxying it to the hull back by the transmission and close to the centerline like it says. I ended up mounting my externally and just outside my starboard exhaust outlet and have had zero issues with it there.
'86 Comp TS6M - Reborn 2016
Riding a HO Sports CX Ski
o.k. Thanks
I ordered the Hummingbird Digital over the winter and installed, mine also had the temp but if you're wanting to read the water temp you have to install on the outside of your boat. I used marine epoxy and installed on my center line right behind the tranny. Easy to hide the wires and bring them back to the helm, it reads perfect and even at mid/high speeds. If you want I can take a picture of where/how mine was installed tonight.
Shane
"The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on." Robert Bloch
Please do. I've mounted my hummingbird in 3 different places and it still doesn't work. I suspect my transceiver is bad but I'm just so sick of it.
Former owner of a 1987 Supra Saltare. Current owner of a Malibu 23LSV.
Here is where I epoxy mine
Last edited by suprasam; 05-21-2013 at 07:45 PM.
Shane
"The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on." Robert Bloch
What's that thru-hull on the right side of that photo?
Former owner of a 1987 Supra Saltare. Current owner of a Malibu 23LSV.
Thats the original one (or so I think), I just left it alone and didn't even take the wires out. The one I bought couldn't be set with a "thru hull", it had to be set on the back(transom) of the boat, then drill a hole for the wire to go thru. If you did that apparently they read better and you can also get the water temp. I didn't feel like taking my gas tank out, or my seat. So I went for the easy quick way, and just epoxy to the hull like the directions said. I have only had it in the water 5 or 6 times this spring, but so far worked well for me even with running around 25mph.
Shane
"The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on." Robert Bloch