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[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Fitting an additional Echosounder (In terphase Twinscope)
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Shann, Mark V <shannmv@...>
Thanks John & Anne,
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Cutting the hole in the hull and fitting the transducer, is this something you would think that I could do without Amel's help? In terms of location, I was thinking along same lines, but presumably this means the new transducer is offset / in front of the speed paddlewheel and original depth transducer. By the way, the Twinscope does come off my last boat and I agree - does not see very far in front, but in the Red Sea on a stormy night - this might help (I have been there before with a lead line, not nice!) cheers Amer.
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From: John and Anne on Bali Hai [mailto:hollamby@compuserve.com] Sent: 27 March 2003 14:20 To: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Fitting an additional Echosounder (Interphase Twinscope) --- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "amershann" <shannmv@b...> wrote: Hi there, Does anyone have experience with fitting a "thru'hull"a forward and sidewards looking echosounder with a through hulljoin. Help please.Amel retrofitted an Echopilot FLS to Bal Hai. They lifted the floorboard in the forward cabin and put resin/filling on the V of the hull a short distance in front of the web near the the front of that section of bilge,leaving a space about 5cms between the filling and the opening in the web so water can run back. The filling is about 3.5cms high at the aft face and the top was level. They cut a 6mm hole with a hole saw and then made the exterior of the hull good with filling to match the size of the through hull fitting and antifouled it and touched up the white paint in the bilge. I only fitted the FLS as I had removed it fron my previous yacht. I am not impressed with the usefulness of FLS and would certainly not have bought one again if I had not got one. Amel ran the wire aft to the port side of the space above the galley sink. I drilled holes big enough to take the plugs/wires at the back of the FLS on the port side of the cockpit and through the fibreglass below in the port cockpit locker and then fished the wiring through. After connecting the instrument I sealed the two holes around the wires with silicone and pushed the instrument on to the sealant securing the instrument with a picture frame. The FLS is useful at very slow speeds approaching obstructions such as reefs in the S.Pacific. Shelving bottoms do no reflect backwards and there is not enough time to react if there is an obstruction at normal speeds or if there is any current. Good luck with it, John Hollamby, Bali Hai SM319 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: amelyachtowners-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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