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How deep should a transducer be below the water surface, when you mount it over the side? I have an older B&W Humminbird 570DI that I will be using in very shallow inshore saltwater. I'll probably never see 30 feet of depth, even in the big boat channels. I don't have the installation instructions, and the online manual only gives operational info.

Any recommendations? TexasJim

Just deep enough to stay covered in the chop. I would set it up so it was just above the bottom of the side. Maybe an inch above? That would keep it out of any mud if you ran aground.


Kirk B.