Transducer Question???

Back in January I bought a Humminbird 345c with the Kayak installation kit (from Humminbird). Well, after messing with it forever I finally got it to work using the marine grease they sent me with kit.  I store my boats upside down (pic) and the first warm day we had all the grease dripped out onto the top of my boat. So the next weekend I tried water, but I couldn't get it to work. So I'm saving that transducer for the PB, and purchased the one that has the threads for the scupper holes. So with that said, will having my transducer baking directly under the sun all summer hurt it at all? If so, I might need to figure out a quick disconnect or something I'd rather not unscrew it and pull 30' of cord out everytime it's parked at work.

I'm not sure about the ducer, but if your yak is out baking in the sun all day, all summer long, you're going to get some hull warping, particularly if it is strapped down tight.

You could always just cover it plumber's putty or silly putty when it's stored, then remove the putty before you put her in the water. Or I'm sure there's a way to make some sort of cover for it that could easily be installed/removed.

On second thought, you could always just get a kayak cover for your whole boat to help protect your hull from UV damage as well.

On second thought, you could always just get a kayak cover for your whole boat to help protect your hull from UV damage as well.

Ditto - UV will trash your boat faster than just about anything except direct heat, e.g., a propane torch.  A kayak cover will easily pay for itself in extending the life of your yak.

Kayak cover is a must if you're storing your boat on your truck IMO.

Here's an option

Besides getting a bigger place, sounds like a cover is the way to go  . I work with some pretty cool pvc roofing materials that would be pretty simple to weld up. I might give that a go. I still wonder how a transducer would hold up in direct sunlight for extened periods of time   Thanks for the input.

Besides getting a bigger place, sounds like a cover is the way to go  . I work with some pretty cool pvc roofing materials that would be pretty simple to weld up. I might give that a go. I still wonder how a transducer would hold up in direct sunlight for extened periods of time   Thanks for the input.

It might last longer if painted with UV reflective paint, but I'm not sure what that would do to the sound, though my guess is nothing.

I installed a through-the-scupper transducer on a T13 and found that it inhibited the functioning of the scupper somewhat.  You may want to consider cutting a washer out of a plastic cutting board with hole saws, then cutting a 30-45 degree notch out of the washer.  Place the washer under the plastic transducer nut and position the cutout toward the stern.  This should greatly help the scupper drainage.