http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/ Columbia-26MKII Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:34:30 GMT sailor570 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/34 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/34 14th Annual Crab Feast It's time!!! The pilgrimage is soon! On Thursday, October 8, a number of Detroit sailors will be attending VIP day at the Annapolis Boat Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:05:47 GMT Nathaniel Hanson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/33 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/33 On other boats, I have made a well with some clay, filled it with a half-inch of water, and plopped the transducer in the water to test. Worked fine. On this Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:58:57 GMT Nathaniel Hanson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/32 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/32 Mine is mounted about a foot to starboard of the centerline, at the forward end of the accessible bilge in the vee-berth (aft of the storage well/optional Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:24:23 GMT Frank Schenk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/31 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/31 I guess I just got lucky. I did not sand the hull. I used silicon boat calk. It is easy to wipe off if you do not like the location. Frank Schenk Agape C26 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:27:20 GMT mandofish http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/30 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/30 So what is the best way to test the transducer before mounting? I tried the water filled zip-lock with limited success. Perhaps the fiberglass needs to be Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:21:27 GMT Harry Holt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/29 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/29 Under the vberth does seem like a logical spot. Unfortunately despite interminable sanding of the glasswork there I was unable to get a reading when testing. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:31:29 GMT Nathaniel Hanson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/28 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/28 I mounted both my depth and speedo transducers under the vee-berth. There's good access there, and they aren't subject to damage the way they would be in my Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:22:17 GMT Robert Dawson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/27 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/27 Mine is in the starboard closet, works great. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:34:50 GMT Harry Holt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/26 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/26 I have a Hawkeye that's supposed to work as a shoot-thru. I actually found a spot in the starboard locker that worked when testing (with a water-filled bag) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:50:38 GMT mandofish http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/25 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/25 Hmmm...that was my thought, that it would be better located as far forward as possible. I guess 15 feet probably won't mean the difference between going Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:42:57 GMT Frank Schenk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/24 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/24 I put mine in the starboard locker because that is where the instrument is located. My readings are about six inches too low but I would rather get a low Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:44:44 GMT mandofish http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/23 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/23 Thanks Frank, where did you end up mounting it in the hull? I was thinking about puting it under the V berth. I read you can test the transducer by filling a Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:38:09 GMT Frank Schenk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/22 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/22 I have a 71 C26 MKII and it does not have a cored hull. I mounted the transducer on a glob of silicon and it works very well. Frank Schenk Agape C26 MKII Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:08:02 GMT mandofish http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/21 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/21 Hi! Glad to see this new forum up and running. I have a '70 C-26 mk2. I've been reading that in-hull (shoot thru) depth sounder transducers can be installed in Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:14:38 GMT Brian Sims http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/20 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Columbia-26MKII/message/20 Thanks Joe, but I am looking for a good 150%. Brian