LX-3 in a canoe?

[Crickschop04]

Does anyone know of a way or have any ideas for rigging a LX-3 in a canoe? I just bought one and was hoping to use it for open water too.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I'm planning on doing the same with my Lowrance X67c. I've got a skimmer transducer that I will rig up if need be, but I am going to try just shooting through the hull (aluminum) with my ice transducer. I'm hoping that if I glob some grease (or maybe KY jelly?) on the transducer and plop it on the bottom of the canoe, it'll shoot through just fine.

[marine_man]

I've heard of guys putting a little water on the floor of their canoe and putting the transducer in the water and having no problems shooting through the canoe...

See this thread:

Ice Ducer through Canoe

marine_man

[ChuckN]

Marcums are great for portability! Pour some water on the floor of the boat to make a puddle and place the transducer in the water.

Edit - While typing this response I see marine man said the same thing

[CorynTracySellHomes]

A cleaner way so your feet do not get wet is to put some water in a sanwich baggie along with the transducer!

Cory Frantzick

[marine_man]

That's a great idea Cory... I suppose a lighter weight sandwich bag (not the freezer bag) would work better?

marine_man

[Duffman]

Another way to do it, would be to put a small ring of silicone on the floor of the canoe to keep a little water in.

[hovermn]

You just answered my pondering as to how one would make a small puddle on the floor without filling the whole canoe with 1/2" of water :-) Great idea!

Does anyone know if this will work through a plastic canoe? Not glass or kelvar, but plastic.

[toddb]

I would use vaseline, it should stick to the hull fairly well, and stay there if you put it in an out of the way area. It will also be easy to remove. Make sure you cover the whole face of the puck. You can also silicon it right to the bottom, it will work through the plastic. It should peel off after use.

later,

toddb