Shoot through with low end Fish Finder?

[Daretofish]

Will the transom mount transducer from a lower end Fish Finder shoot through the hull? Looking at Lowrance or Garmin priced between $150.00 and $200.00

PS, The hull is solid glass

Thanks!

[abbor]

If you use epoxy to glue the trancducer it will work if there are no voids in the hull below the ducer. Test the location using a plastig bag filled with water prior to gluing.

Lowrance has a special purpose slow curing epoxy for this purpose to ensure that no air bubbles are trapped in the epoxy.

[Daretofish]

Thanks, any preference for Garmin, Lorance or Hummin bird?

[abbor]

The Lowrance units are good fishfinders. Eagle is produced by the same company, almost identical but cheaper. Eagle FishMark 480 DF you can get for $210 including ducer. The corresponding Lowrance model, X-126 iwill cost you $100 more.

A cheaper alternative would be FishMark 320 DF whichisidenticalto480DFexceptfor screenresolution.$158atBOE.

[Daretofish]

I'm leaning toward the Garmin 160C, it is less than $200.00 anyone use this transducer for shoot through?

[abbor]

Lowrance/Eagle low end fishfinders are much better than Garmin.

480DF has 480x480 resolution. 320DF has 320x320. Garmin 160C has only 128x128 resolution.

Much better with a high resolution monochrome than low resolution color screen. With only 128 points you will have problems getting fish arcs. The Garmin 160C don't have split zoom either. A fishfinder wich such low resolution and no split zoom is useless for finding fish.

[Daretofish]

Thanks, I will call BOE about the one you recomend.

Hopefully some will post about using the transom mount from that unit for shoot through.

[abbor]

Instructions for shoot trough installation of a skimmer transducer can be fund in the Lowrance manual linked below: http://www.lowrance.com/Manuals/File...582_041703.zip