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Boating => NJ Kayak Fishing => Topic started by: barrell on March 31, 2009, 12:28:42 PM

Title: Fish finder install
Post by: barrell on March 31, 2009, 12:28:42 PM: Guys are always coming to me to see how we install fishfinders. I usualy show them one done already. Saturday I have to install a couple so figured if anyone wants to see it done I will start at 10am.
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: SeaFlea on March 31, 2009, 02:56:56 PM: Thanks for the invite!! Wish I could be there to see how the pro's do it but I have "prior commitments" and can't attend. Do take some pics so we can see how you do it...
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: IrishAyes on March 31, 2009, 03:00:16 PM: Pics of the installation would be great. Can get them out to everyone that way. t^
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: Hotrod on March 31, 2009, 07:23:01 PM: Take a video t^

You make it.. I'll plug it t^
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: barrell on March 31, 2009, 09:11:17 PM: Quote from: IrishAyes on March 31, 2009, 03:00:16 PM
Pics of the installation would be great. Can get them out to everyone that way. t^
Nothing fancy I just have some shortcuts that make it quiker. I connect wires with a trick I learned on the Hull Truth. You simply place a shrink tube over the wire and twist the ends together. Fold the twisted wires away from the shrink tube. Then smear some 5200 over the bare wires tips and down the insulation a bit. Pull the shrink tube over the bare ends and center. Then shrink with a heat gun until the 5200 oozes out the ends. No special fittings needed and you end up with a 100% waterproof permanent connection.
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: IrishAyes on March 31, 2009, 09:42:54 PM: Pretty clever means to get a water tight connection. I have a bunch of electronics I have to hook up and I might give that a try.

Thanks for sharing. t^
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: SeaFlea on April 01, 2009, 09:06:38 AM: uh, gents... I used the heat shrink on my FF install - made for a very clean job! is "5200" a dielectric grease?
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: ped579 on April 01, 2009, 09:25:07 AM: Yep, used to use it on power transistors along with the silicon insulator. It also helped to dissipate the heat better.
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: barrell on April 01, 2009, 03:28:45 PM: 5200 is a marine adhesive/sealant. When it dries its hard to cut with a knife.
Title: Re: Fish finder install
Post by: DAK on April 02, 2009, 08:56:07 AM: Barrell, be careful with that stuff. It has some nasty chemicals in it - diisocyanates, and xylene and toluene. Use w/ a respirator or in a well ventilated area, and don't get it on your skin.