04-09-2004, 04:38 PM
[cool][blue][size 1]NOPE.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]Those "skimmer" transducers are hydrodynamically designed to point forward while a boat is moving, so as to reduce drag, bubbles, etc. The sonar signal shoots straight down, so as long as you have the transducer roughly at a 90 degree angle to the vertical shaft, your cone will be the same, regardless of which way the "front" is pointing.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I think you also had a concern about the transducer creating drag when you kicked to propel your craft. Shouldn't be much of a problem until you hit mach 3.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Another question frequently asked about transducers is "HOW DEEP DO THEY NEED TO BE IN THE WATER?" In smooth water, they will function as long as the bottom of the transducer is submerged. If you are "rockin and rollin" in waves or chop, you should keep it deeper, to avoid it coming out of the water. If it does, it will not damage the transducer but it will mess up the signal and the display on the screen.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Now go fishing and get a report back to us.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]Those "skimmer" transducers are hydrodynamically designed to point forward while a boat is moving, so as to reduce drag, bubbles, etc. The sonar signal shoots straight down, so as long as you have the transducer roughly at a 90 degree angle to the vertical shaft, your cone will be the same, regardless of which way the "front" is pointing.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I think you also had a concern about the transducer creating drag when you kicked to propel your craft. Shouldn't be much of a problem until you hit mach 3.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Another question frequently asked about transducers is "HOW DEEP DO THEY NEED TO BE IN THE WATER?" In smooth water, they will function as long as the bottom of the transducer is submerged. If you are "rockin and rollin" in waves or chop, you should keep it deeper, to avoid it coming out of the water. If it does, it will not damage the transducer but it will mess up the signal and the display on the screen.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Now go fishing and get a report back to us.[/size][/#0000ff]
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