Boat Rigging Thread.

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I had just a little bit of the afternoon left, so I started on what I intended to do today. The goal was to create a transducer mount that would use existing holes. The only fasteners I saw on the back were the motor mounting holes, so I removed the lower starboard mounting bolt. I will use this one bolt to secure the transducer bracket. To keep the bracket from moving right to left if the bolt somehow loosened, I used a 3/8 self tapping bolt ran backward through the bracket so the head will fit into the slot of the motor mount. The end of the self tapping will be cut off and ground flush.



This leaves a 1/2 inch gap between the bracket and hull. I am afraid this will cause a disturbance in the water around the transducer so I intend to make a trip to TSC and purchase some rubber mat, which will be cut to the correct size, 1/2 inch, to close the gap between the bracket and hull. I will then bond the mat to the aluminum with epoxy. If this does not bond as it should, I will supplement the epoxy with screws.