Customer Reviews

Garmin Plastic, in-hull mount, Depth, AIRMAR P72

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I was a bit cynical about whether this device would deliver the performance expected. ..Could a through-hull sensor be easy to install and actually work as advertised?

After exactly one beer, I opened the engine compartments. I carried one bottle of acetone, the installation kit (included with the transducer), the transducer, one rag (slightly soiled.)

After a bit of consideration, the propeller position was identified.

Now the hard part: Clean a place in the bilge to install the transducer. This required the rag and acetone. One minute of wiping was required. Following this arduous task, three minutes was required. I opened beer #2. This was a "Miller Lite" can. Why is it "Lite" instead of "Light"? I do not know.

Three minutes later, it was time to mix epoxy (included with transducer.) Yes, I could have planned better, instead of beer #2, epoxy could have been mixed. Regardless: Epoxy buttered onto the bilge sole. Transducer literally dropped on top of buttered spot. All is good.

Half of beer #2 provided the ballast to keep transducer to bilge sole. I need to drink less, so why not?

Ran cable to fish finder (5 minutes.) Epoxy cured overnight.

All performed as expected.

Disclaimer: I needed to know depth. Not fish. It is a very large boat -- depth is important. IF you want to find fish, go through-hull. If you want depth, get a in-hull transducer.