Aardee
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Should I antifoul over the transducer for my echosounder (Autohelm unit, late '90's vintage) or do I leave it unpainted??
Thanks,
Graham.
Thanks,
Graham.
Antifouling & Transducer
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Robin
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I always do ours, as well as the paddlewheel on the log, same ST50s. Don't ladle it on though.
Aardee
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That's great, thanks.
brownsox
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Re: Antifouling & Transducer
At the boat show we were told that some transducers, plastic fails if antifouled. So manufacturers tell you never to do it ...
At the boat show we were told that some transducers, plastic fails if antifouled. So manufacturers tell you never to do it ...
dralex
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It's fine. Get a little art brush for doing the paddle wheel for the log. Saves big globs.
totopalm
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Do not Antifoul the transducer
Aardee
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D'oh!! - Why not...I need something to convince me. It's currently a 2-2 draw.
claymore
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Don't antifoul the transducer.
At least when it stops working you know that its marine growth and not antifoul paint.
At least when it stops working you know that its marine growth and not antifoul paint.
Robin
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Antifoul doesn't stop it working but digging out encrusted barnacles from the transducer face might! You can mount a transducer in an oil bath attached inside the hull and it will work, slightly reduced depth range maybe but above 300ft who cares! The reason they say don't antifoul is that the solvent in some antifouls could attack the plastic, that applied more I think in the days of 'hard racing' antifouls and the solvent for those with the strong peardrop smell. I have antifouled transducers without problems for over 30 years, I could be wrong though.. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
totopalm
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Thats not very helpful "I could be wrong though",
after such a Pedantic start
after such a Pedantic start
Aardee
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Re: Antifouling & Transducer
3-3 now, you're not helping /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Maybe YM can do a test - 2 sets of 12 transducers, one lot antifouled (using different brands), one lot not.
What a great basis for an article!!
or not
3-3 now, you're not helping /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Maybe YM can do a test - 2 sets of 12 transducers, one lot antifouled (using different brands), one lot not.
What a great basis for an article!!
or not
Robin
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Thats not very helpful "I could be wrong though",
after such a Pedantic start
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Well 30 years or more is not really a long enough trial, there could be side effects. Mine went splash at 0830 today with an antifouled transducer too, I like living dangerously! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Thats not very helpful "I could be wrong though",
after such a Pedantic start
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Well 30 years or more is not really a long enough trial, there could be side effects. Mine went splash at 0830 today with an antifouled transducer too, I like living dangerously! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Aardee
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Re: Antifouling & Transducer
And do you know how deep it is???
And do you know how deep it is???
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Claymore - me old fruit .......
If you can't anti-foul a transducer - then how does it work through hull ...... do you leave a patch "clean" special where transducer is ?
Commercial ships don't AF transducers - buts that because they want echoes from deep not shallow Solent etc. but I've seen many a Dry-Dock spraygun cover them ....
The only reason I can see for not doing it - is if the AF had a component in it to attack the Transducer ...... which probably nowadays seeing as AF can't even attack what it is designed for is unlikely.
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If you can't anti-foul a transducer - then how does it work through hull ...... do you leave a patch "clean" special where transducer is ?
Commercial ships don't AF transducers - buts that because they want echoes from deep not shallow Solent etc. but I've seen many a Dry-Dock spraygun cover them ....
The only reason I can see for not doing it - is if the AF had a component in it to attack the Transducer ...... which probably nowadays seeing as AF can't even attack what it is designed for is unlikely.
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Robin
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Re: Antifouling & Transducer
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And do you know how deep it is???
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No, I couldn't find the leadline and some idiot had antifouled the echosounder transducer. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
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And do you know how deep it is???
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No, I couldn't find the leadline and some idiot had antifouled the echosounder transducer. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Aardee
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Re: Antifouling & Transducer
Sod it, I'm going to paint the transducer and blow the consequences!!
Any suggestions re colour /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Sod it, I'm going to paint the transducer and blow the consequences!!
Any suggestions re colour /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
fireball
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Re: Antifouling & Transducer
Red ...
so you can identify it clearly ... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
We AF ours ... bother it ... I don't want barnicles stuffing up my depth readings ...
Our speed transducer is retractable so not so bad - and it tends to get little critters around the spindle that stop the paddle, rather than growth on the paddlewheel.... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Red ...
so you can identify it clearly ... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
We AF ours ... bother it ... I don't want barnicles stuffing up my depth readings ...
Our speed transducer is retractable so not so bad - and it tends to get little critters around the spindle that stop the paddle, rather than growth on the paddlewheel.... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Aardee
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Re: Antifouling & Transducer
OK, red it is.
Anyway, back to the fog/ buoy/ Yachtmaster conversation... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
OK, red it is.
Anyway, back to the fog/ buoy/ Yachtmaster conversation... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
claymore
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Re: Claymore - me old fruit .......
SBC - me ageing Guantanamo Resident
Claymore works on the following principle.
A transducer will fail to work.
If you don't antifoul it and it fails to work then at least you haven't had a hand in making it fail
If you do antifoul it and it fails then perhaps if you hadn't it would have been fine.
SBC - me ageing Guantanamo Resident
Claymore works on the following principle.
A transducer will fail to work.
If you don't antifoul it and it fails to work then at least you haven't had a hand in making it fail
If you do antifoul it and it fails then perhaps if you hadn't it would have been fine.
Aja
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Re: Antifouling & Transducer
For ST60's - manuals available from Raymarine website - they say to antifoul prior to installing. This applies to both speed and depth.
I'll antifould the depth but withdraw and clean the speed.
Regards
Donald
http://www.raymarine.com/raymarine/Default.asp?site=1&Section=3&Page=329&Parent=166
dont know how to thingy these things...
For ST60's - manuals available from Raymarine website - they say to antifoul prior to installing. This applies to both speed and depth.
I'll antifould the depth but withdraw and clean the speed.
Regards
Donald
http://www.raymarine.com/raymarine/Default.asp?site=1&Section=3&Page=329&Parent=166
dont know how to thingy these things...
