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Pulsare 1850 Pad Construction

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OldSchool

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I just wanted to drop a line and ask a question about the pad construction on my pulsare 1850. I am adding a shoot thru hull transducer for a depth gauge and it will be located near the last 4 inches of the bottom (pad area) of the boat. The installation manual suggests mounting the transducer to the last layer of glass with an two part epoxy. The only problem is there can not be any balsa or plywood between the transducer and the bottom of the boat. Is anyone familiar with the construction of the pad? OldSchool
 
It should have balsa in it also. So you may have to switch to a different kind of transducer or get in there and cut your way down to the outer layer of glass.
 
I was really lucky on my Pulsare, the origanal owner mounted a transom mount depth sensor out the back, rather than risk the pad...............
 
Chris said:
OH Man,

Please tell there's another way.

Isn't this a brand new Pulsare? :yell:
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Yea, go with a through hull transducer. Just drill a hole and it slides right through, and is very low profile.
 
The setup I am attempting to install, is a Shoot thru hull transducer, if done correctly it is seamless. No holes, no lines to the outside, no transom mount, the transducer transmission is strong enough to go thru the hull without drilling, just epoxy the the transducer to the bottom of the hull. The water temp is also included with this setup. OldSchool
 
that sounds OK then! the pad is glass and balsa, so if the directions say 'no wood/balsa' then you might have a problem.
 
The instructions show a diagram of removing the core material to get to the outer layer of glass. I just don't know if I am accomplished enough to do this without blowing a big hole thru the pad. OldSchool
 
Finally got it mounted today. I removed some material and used expoxy to fix it to the hull. I put it on the water this afternoon, It works very well to be shooting thru the hull. I only loose some transmission at high speed when air gets under the pad in chop. The temperature gauge reads well, but the interior of the hull take time to develop a true water temp. One would guess it is within 3 or 4 degrees. The water temp today here in East Tennessee was 65 degrees, outside temp was 84 with some people wake boarding. OldSchool
 
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