

Boat carpet melts quite easily, and the gelcoat can be discolored or melted in a flash. Do not point the heat anywhere near the gel coat or the carpet. USE CAUTION when using the heat gun around fiberglass and boat carpet.

Take some pride in your fish finder install and route your cables in a professional looking manner. I also like the hook and loop style cable wraps for making a clean looking install. Cable Ties & Cable Wraps – You will want lots of cable ties to secure and clean up your install.The tape prevents the gel coat from chipping and cracking when the drill bit bites into the hulls surface. Masking Tape – Put masking tape over the areas you will be drilling holes into fiberglass.Cordless Drill & Drill Bits – A good drill with sharp bits will be utilized often during the install, like drilling your head unit mounting holes, and mounting the transducer.The gloves are to protect your hands from fiberglass cuts. The fish tape is stiff flat steel that is flexible enough to be pushed and pulled down the wiring channel under the gunnels of most boats.

Fish Tape & Gloves – A fish tape tool is super helpful when running transducer and power cables from the head unit to the cranking battery.
