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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 367203" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>when using cutting boards be careful you don't buy one made from Polyethylene plastic - adhesives do not work well with it (3M makes a special epoxy product that will do it but you're looking at $35 a tube with a 10:1 mixing ratio so it's a PITA.)</p><p></p><p>Ironically the plastic board Cabelas sells for this purpose is made of that plastic - but it's intended to mount with screws and give you a surface on which to move the transducer around a bit.</p><p></p><p>I used a thru-hull transducer (for the side imaging) which required a bilge style hole straight through the bottom. According to 3M 5200 shouldn't be applied to bare aluminum, only to a primed surface, so i went the epoxy route to seal it - but with the same idea - slather it with sealant, mechanically join it and wipe away the extra. God help me if it ever needs to come off for some reason.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 367203, member: 13702"] when using cutting boards be careful you don't buy one made from Polyethylene plastic - adhesives do not work well with it (3M makes a special epoxy product that will do it but you're looking at $35 a tube with a 10:1 mixing ratio so it's a PITA.) Ironically the plastic board Cabelas sells for this purpose is made of that plastic - but it's intended to mount with screws and give you a surface on which to move the transducer around a bit. I used a thru-hull transducer (for the side imaging) which required a bilge style hole straight through the bottom. According to 3M 5200 shouldn't be applied to bare aluminum, only to a primed surface, so i went the epoxy route to seal it - but with the same idea - slather it with sealant, mechanically join it and wipe away the extra. God help me if it ever needs to come off for some reason. [/QUOTE]
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