I have a 3 yr. old wide 100 on my powerboat. About a year ago it was acting
goofy full time. It would display a flat line and not depth, 0' depth
everywhere on areas under 6' and wiggle up and down once a while. Other times
it would indicate 16 ft where it was 5, not indicate any depths under 6', etc.
I removed unit and cleaned all connectors. That did not work
I traded indicator and not transducer for a new one. That did not work.
I replaced power pack/alternator/diodes on my outboard. That cured lines and
variable readings but it would still get goofy once in a while
I cleaned transducer with gasoline and heavy detergent twice. Lo and behold!
that cured whole problem. It seems oil, tanic acid, mud and crud all combine
to make a perfect insulator full of air bubbles and stuff . This prevents
transducer from reading the correct depth. Somewhere the instructions said to
clean the transducer regularly with soap and water to remove crud....
The Wide One Hundred now works poifectly. Even at speeds up to 30MPH...
I like Msantis installation method as it keeps transducer out of the muck.
Best
Solar Fry
FL Potter Club member
In a message dated 99-01-22 11:05:36 EST, you write:
<< Subj: RE: Fishfinder for depth meter.
Date: 99-01-22 11:05:36 EST
From: TiffanyD@phibred.com (Tiffany, Doug)
To: georges@carol.net ('George Sweet'), wwpotter@tscnet.com (WWPOTTER
Discussion)
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Whoa, George before you get out your powderhorn, round balls and patches, I
have a question:
I have a plain new 100 depth finder. Does it use the same transducer as
the Wide 100 you plan on blasting to smitherines with a big hunk of lead???
If so, I may be interested in taking it off you hands for the right price as
my transducer is epoxy mounted inside away from the motor. That shouldn't
give me the same unreliable results, if I understand Eric's note correctly
that is.
Now that I think of it though, I had problems with the original depth finder
as I motored around last month in Alamitos bay. I.e., it just quit. IM
swapped it out, but perhaps it was the motor interaction your referring to?
I won't be able to prove that till the ice goes out here, about a hundred
years from now based on how the weather looks, and how I feel, today.
Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: George Sweet [mailto:georges@carol.net]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 1999 9:46 AM
To: WWPOTTER Discussion
Subject: Re: Fishfinder for depth meter.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Pederson <eric@winternet.com>
To: wwpotter <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: Fishfinder for depth meter.
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>Eric,
A transom mount is a transducer that attaches to your transom usually with
screws at the bottom so the transducer rides just below the hull.
Reguarding the Hummingbird wide 100,,,, I have one on Sea Dove, It soon will
be comming off and will make a Dandy target for practice with one of my
flintlock muzzleloaders. It works fine under sail but it tells terrible
lies or just quits when the moter runs. I have tried RF filters and other
remedies without sucess. It knows when you need it most and then messes
with you!!
I have been giving thought to one of the Fishfinder-Depth
finder-GPS-MapPlotter units made by Garmin although I'm apprehensive about
having everything in one box in case of a failure. It would however
clean -up the cockpit and simplifiy things.
George Sweet
P-19 Sea Dove
Greenville SC
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>> A while back there was a thread re using the Huminbird fishfinder for a
>> depth meter. The $99 Wide 100 comes standard with a transom mount
>> transducer. I assume the transom mount includes some sort of a bracket.
>> I can't find a description of the transom mount.
>> Thru hull transducer is $40 more and I don't want to put a hole for a
>> thru hull fitting in my boat.
>> Did you folks attach the transom mount transducer to the inside of the
>> hull? What is a transom mount?
>
>The transom-mount transducer can be epoxied to the inside of any non-cored
>hull. I, and several other potterers have done just that with great
success.
>The only caveat is make sure that no air bubbles get trapped in the epoxy.
>
>The transom-mount hardware kit consists of a small bracket that attaches to
>the transom right at the bottom of the hull and allows the transducer to
>pivot up and down. There's not much to it.
>
>--
>Eric L. Pederson
>P-19 #970, Necessity
>Bloomington, MN
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