Transducer mounted wrong?

[ccarver80]

To me this looks to angled...
It's a hummingbird 386ci?? With down imagine

 

[Alumarine]

To me it looks like it is angled like that because the bracket is not low enough.
You can download the install manual from humminbird.

 

[gm280]

Yes that is angled and shouldn't be that way. It should be level with the bottom of the hull. But looks like an easy fix. Just loosen up the bolt some and reposition the transducer and retighten the bolt. Happy boating. JMHO!

 

[ccarver80]

Ok, dose it matter if as Marc said the bracket needs to be lowered as well or as long as the transducer is in the water in should be good just level it out?

 

[gm280]

The usual way to mount a transducer is to level it with the bottom of the hull and just slightly lower. About 1/16" to an 1/8" should do. That way it is always in the water. Otherwise it won't work. JMHO!

 

[ccarver80]

im going to loosen the transducer and level it out first... then once I get it in the water ill see were it sits.. and how my fish finder looks.... last resort is drilling new holes in the hull.... thanks!

 

[foodfisher]

See what's coming as apposed to what's past?

 

[fishrdan]

im going to loosen the transducer and level it out first...

The way it looks, if you level it out, the transducer will be riding out of the water when the boat is up on plane. Should work fine when the boat is not up on plane though.

 

[airshot]

Just put a straight edge up under your hull that comes across the transducer. As stated before simply adjust the transducer to be level with the hull but just a slight amount lower into the water then the hull bottom. A simple straight edge will get you adjusted up in no time. If you have an aluminum hull with rivets then a very slight tilt in the direction shown in your pic might be needed to clear away air bubbles from the rivets. But only a very slight tilt!