Steve, Holes in the hull aren't an issue as long as they're plugged. :)
Seriously, there's no reason to avoid drilling holes in a hull if they are properly done and not too close to each other. Touche' has 11 thruhulls. No biggie. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 8:06 AM, Stevan Plavsa <stevanpla...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi All, > > I installed depth and speed last season and I re-used the old through-hull > transducer (no hole) and that works fine. However, that transducer is > located under the starboard settee (the one forward of the nav station) and > because it needs to be encased in mineral oil (or whatever it is in there) > it's in a big piece of pipe right in the middle of that storage area. > Needless to say, I don't use that storage area very much and I would like > to. > > I've also had some problems with the depth instrument, sometimes it stops > reading and I suspect the old cable or the transducer. > > My thinking is to drill a new hole in the hull up forward (currently it's > next to the keel), and install the thru-hull that came with the unit and > run the new wire. I'm hoping that this will achieve two things: > > better working depth instrument (with full range) > a usable storage compartment (valuable on my small boat) > > Now my question to you all: is it worth the trouble? Drilling a hole in > the boat is typically avoided and I already have the following holes: > > Engine raw water intake > Two scuppers > Galley drain > Head drain > Head intake > Speed thru-hull > > That would make eight with a new hole. Too many? > I've replaced almost all of the thru-hulls and original gate valves with > new bronze thru-hulls and proper seacocks. > > Thanks, > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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