Selecting A Location; Warnings And Cautions; Location Requirements - Raymarine REALVISION 3D RV-3 Series Installation Instructions Manual

3.3 Selecting a location

Warnings and cautions

Important: Before proceeding, ensure that you have read and understood the warnings and
cautions provided in the
Warning: 2 person installation required
To prevent potential product damage, vessel damage and personal injury
2-person installation is recommended.

Location requirements

Follow the guidelines below when selecting a location for your single transducer or split-pair
transducers.
For best performance, transducers should be installed in a location with the least turbulence and
aeration.
Important: Do NOT install transducers in-line with trailer rollers, your vessel's engine intake or
discharge openings.
• Transducers should be installed as close to the center line of the vessel as possible.
• The mounting surface for the transducers should be flat so that the supplied rubber washer sits
firmly against the hull.
• When installing split-pair transducers with angled elements, you must ensure that the hull's
deadrise angle at the chosen mounting location is appropriate for the selected transducers.
1 Planing hull
2 Planing hull
3 Planing hull
4 Displacement
hull
5 Keel sailboat
6 Keel sailboat
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Chapter 1 Important information
Outboard or I/O — mount forward and to the side of the propeller(s).
Inboard — mount forward of the propeller(s) and shaft(s).
Stepped hull — mount on the first step as far aft as possible.
Displacement hull — mount approximately 1/3 of the way along the
length of the hull, measured along the waterline.
Fin keel — mount forward of the keel, ensuring that the keel will not
obstruct the transducers wide beam width.
Full keel — mount away from the keel at a location with minimum
dead rise, ensuring that the keel will not obstruct the transducers
wide beam width.
section of this document.