Owner manual

9/9/12 Vexilar Open Water Mounting Kit Instructions
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1. Assemble the stainless steel brackets to the transducer using the
hardwarefurnished.Donottightenuntilfinaladjustmentsaremade.
2. Place assembly on transom at selected
location with the front of the transducer
extending 1/2" to 5/8" below the bottom of
the boat and with the front part against the
transom. The least amount that the
transducer extends below the bottom is
desired. If too low, sprayand turbulence will
occur.
3. Withtransducerinplace,marklocationofslottedholesinbrackets.
4. Drill in center of slot outline with a 9/64" (3.5mm) drill, 3/4" (19mm)
deep.
5. Fastenthetransducertothetransomusingthe#10x3/4screws.
6. Before final tightening the 4 screws holding the brackets to the
transducer,tiptherearedgedownapproximately1/8"asshown.
7. Tighten all screws. CAUTION. DO NOT use any
thread locking compound on the screws. Most
products such as LOCTITE contain chemicals that
attack and weaken plastics. IMPORTANT. There
should be no gap between the brackets and the
transducer. A wide space between these parts will
cause stress on the transducer mounting ears and result in breakage
withtime.
8. Inrunningthecabletothesounder,avoidproximitytootherwiringon
the boat, particularly ignition and alternator cables. They can be a
sourceofnoiseonthesounderdisplay.
PuckStyleTransducers
Therearetwowaysinwhichthepuckstyletransducercanbemounted.It
canbemountedinhulloronanelectrictrollingmotor.
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InHullMounting
Thismethod,gluingthetransducertothehull,getsthesameresultsasif
youwereusingthehighspeedtransducer,onlytherearenoholestodrill
intheboatandthereisnotransduceronthetransomtogetdamagedby
impact.
Findingthebestlocationforthetransducerbeforeyoumountitiscritical.
Chooseaflatsmoothspotnearthecenterofthebilgeandneartheback
oftheboat.Itisagoodideatomakea"testrun"beforeyoupermanently
install the transducer to make sure that you can indeed get a reading
throughyourhullandwhentheboatisonplane.Putaboutahalfinchof
water inthe bilge and holdthe transducer in the intended location. Move
thetransducerarounduntilyougetthebestreading.Markthatspot.