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- From: Jack.Porter@f764.n153.z1.ship.wimsey.bc.ca (Jack Porter)
- Sender: UUCP@ship.wimsey.bc.ca
- Path: sparky!uunet!van-bc!ship.wimsey!UUCP
- Newsgroups: rec.boats
- Subject: Mounting transducers with
- Message-ID: <722058799.F00008@ship.wimsey.bc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 10:57:00 -0800
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- DH>3. Cut the end off the silicone tube -- don't just snip the nozzle
- DH>back, actually cut the whole end off, so that the opening you've made is
- the
- DH>size as the tube. The idea is that you want to expell the entire
- DH>contents as a big glob. Air bubbles in the silicone will not make you a
- DH>happy sailor, because they affect the range and accuracy of the sounder.
- DH>4. Seat the transducer in the big glob of silicone, and give
- DH>several days to cure through and through.
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- Dan, what an incredibly simple idea for a difficult job. I always
- worried about the through- the- hull fittings. As time goes on they
- always seem to leak.
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- Thanks for the tip.
-
- Jack
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