[steveditt]

Do must who leave your boats in for the season paint your transducer ? Garmin recommends not to but I have a hard time with the idea of not painting my new transducer I leave my boat in Norwalk Conn and wonder if it would still work after a few months without being painted. Thanks

 

[STRIKERTHREE]

I never painted mine and never had a problem

 

[outrageous21]

Use transducer paint. Mine is painted with transducer paint and works fine. If you dont paint it it will get barnacles and growth and be ruined.

 

[nautibuoys]

Transducer paint

Ditto-I use the transducer paint and it keeps the barnacles and slime off it for sure. West Marine, Boaters World and other marine places carry it.

 

[MakoMike]

outrageous21 wrote:
Use transducer paint. Mine is painted with transducer paint and works fine. If you dont paint it it will get barnacles and growth and be ruined.

Not true, if you are so inclined you can not paint it and just scrape the barnacles off once every couple of weeks or so.

 

[DarthBaiter]

The ducer paint in the little white bottle is not available anymore. I saw a spray on that replaced the MDC(SP?) ducer paint. Havn't had a cahnce to try it.

 

[CaptPaul]

you don't need to paint it, but there will be the opportunit for growth to accumulate. It won't get ruined, but will need to be cleaned as the signal degrades. Use transducer paint if you do decide to coat it. Regular bottom paint has solvents that will ruin your unit.

Paul

This post edited by CaptPaul 03:35 PM 04/03/2008

 

[BLUEFISH9]

DarthBaiter wrote:
The ducer paint in the little white bottle is not available anymore.

I just bought some Sunday?

 

[steveditt]

I always used paint {the little white bottle] and never any problems I was just surprised when checking Garmin FOQ's that they don't recommend painting the transducer. Thanks for for replies

 

[SomedayCame]

MDR transducer paint

This is the product you are talking about...$10.99 retail

 

[Fishbust]

paint...

You should use the special transducer paint.

I have always painted them (out of laziness?) with whatever bottom paint I used to paint the bottom of the boat and I have used all types. No problems to report.

One day I will get a bottle of that stuff.