Depth sounder for step hulls
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On a step bottom boat the transducer has to be in front of the front step or it will never work at any speed.
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I do appreciate all the input on this, I will be moving the transducer up in front of the first step. That is where the forward bilge pump is. I know that I'll lose the reading at certain speeds, I'll just make sure I'm below that speed when I'm in unfamiliar water.....It definetly beats driving by feel ...That tends to be rough on the outdrive...
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I just installed one on a 42 fountain. I installed it under the cabin step, right in front of the first hull step(same place factory installs it. I had to mount it about 4inches from the keel, because the center of the boat was cored. The customer said in flat water it was reading at 50mph.