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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: sonar2000 on February 04, 2011, 07:13:52 PM

Title: Tow Fish building
Post by: sonar2000 on February 04, 2011, 07:13:52 PM

OK..... since HB is dragging their feet on this.  Who wants to make a TowFish for us...
I just dont have the time to spend experimenting.  Who has a unit that is ready to build and works fine..
75 feet of cable will do.... 
You may contact me off forum at NCURT100@gmail.com

Chuck

Title: Re: Tow Fish building
Post by: Roddy on February 25, 2011, 10:25:39 PM

Sir; Stated const thursday 2/25/2011 of a tow fish.

Standrad 797c2 Xducer And cable with two (2) 30 ft ext.

2"x44" PVC sch 40 With fwd end cap and aft end plug. Plus Interphase Fwd looking. I hate hiting things. Run thru A HP Laptop.

Fin set #1 PLX 1/4". TEST FINS.

Fin set #2 seel 1/8" TEST FINS.

Fin set#3 STARboard 1/4".

Cable will be run thru 1/2' poly brad.  Roddy

Title: Re: Tow Fish building
Post by: sonar2000 on February 26, 2011, 10:20:58 AM

Roddy, thanks.  be sure to post picture in the gallery in the tow fish tab..
Chuck

Title: Re: Tow Fish building
Post by: Roddy on March 02, 2011, 11:20:18 PM

Chuck; Finshed towfish today. Hope toget it wet this week. will post pix and vidio soon. Roddy 

Title: Re: Tow Fish building
Post by: sonar2000 on March 03, 2011, 07:29:32 PM

Great...look forward to the pics.....Could have used a fish today.  65 to 80 feet deep.  This is beyound SI at the surface.  However it worked well to 40/50 feet.  Just need to get deeper with the HDSI..
Chuck

Title: Re: Tow Fish building
Post by: Roddy on March 03, 2011, 11:17:16 PM

Chuck; completed fish #2 today. working on preamp to boost fix sig drop over 60' of xducer cable. Roddy

Title: Re: Tow Fish building
Post by: sonar2000 on March 04, 2011, 09:29:49 AM

Thanks.   keep us up dated and especially with comments and pictures,.  Good work
Chuck