Depth Sounder - 2020

In order to launch the boat we need a depth sounder. I looked online for hours trying to decide what to get and wow, are some of them ever expensive.
If you wanted a bigger screen they went way up in price. What I wanted was a unit that would display the soundings on my iPad and maybe have a split screen on the Navionics Navigation software.

Then I came across the Sonar Phone SP200 which does exactly what I wanted and for about 150.00 !

This is the Sonar Phone unit and it actually comes with the transducer. Some of the different makes out there charge hundreds of dollars their transducers.

I can also mount the transducer in hull which saves trying to install it on the stern.

 This is the display as would be on the bigger screen of the iPad. This is showing a split screen with the Navionics software. You can also connect many other devices so every one on board can view the output.
   
Mounted the T-Box under the computer so I can access it easily.
It has an on-off switch and a reset button that may need tending. 		The transducer is going to be mounted inside the hull. Sonar signals go through fiberglass long as the hull doesn't have a core.
So this is where I decided to mount the transducer. Found this spot under my seat under the starboard hatchway where I usually sit to service the starboard side of the engine. Next step is to sand it smooth down to the fiber glass.
   
After I ground out the paint down to the fiberglass I cut a 4" drain pipe to the angle of the hull and then glued it down with silicone. Once the silicone hardens, I will fill it with fiberglass resin which will end up fairly level. Then I'll glue the transducer on the top. Resin is in and I had to make sure there were no bubbles which will interfere with ultrasonic signal.
After a little sanding the transducer will be ready to epoxy in.
   
Transducer epoxied in place. Cut a notch for the wire before installing the cap.
   
 
Placed a cap over the top to protect it. Now to wire it through the boat to the T-Box. Wiring is done. It's installed and tested.