Commander #65 "Lucky Dawg"

[Lucky Dawg]

Hey Folks! At launch on Thursday, I had a leaking 2" thru hull that was an old speedo / transducer. Hauled it back out and weighing my options. I can just patch that hole, or I was thinking that if in the future I wanted to put in a chartplotter with depth, that that might require a similar transducer... Am I correct in that assumption? I wouldn't be looking for a fishfinder down the road, but I don't know how a chartplotter system works to get depth and water temp.

In chatting online with the WM advisor, apparently transducers are proprietary, so if I went that direction, I'd need to pick a brand in advance!

SO, basic question is filling vs putting new transducer for future use in same hole. Thoughts?

interior of transducer set up in bilge, and hole in hull just above keel with transducer removed.