Installation manual

Howtoinstallthetransducer
Makesurethatthesurfaceofthetransducerface,theinstallationhardwareusedtomount
it,thehullplatingandtheputtyaroundthetransducerisasevenandsmoothaspossible.
Obstructionsonthesesurfaceswillcreateproblemswithturbulentow.
Example:Mountinginsidethehull
Figure12Mountinginsidethehull
ASteeltank
BOil
CHullplating
DCableserviceloop
EStufngtube
FCableinsteelconduit
GHoleforoillling
HAiroutlet
Thetransducershowninthegureismountedinsidethehull.Thetankislledwithoil.
Transducermountedonadropkeel
Theuseofadropkeelwiththepurposeofstabilisingthevesseliswellknown.
Figure13Dropkeelinstallation
AInstrumentkeel
shaft
BLoweredposition
CBottomview
Adropkeelisalso
asuperiorplatform
forechosounder
transducers.Such
instrumentkeelshave
beenbuilt,mainlyon
researchvessels,often
protrudingasfaras
threemetersbelowthe
hull.Atthatdepth,the
waterisfreeofairbubblesuptoveryhighseastates.Thevesselisthenabletoperform
reliableacousticmeasurementsinopenseaalargerpartoftheyear.
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