Disconnecting a Bayliner depth finder?

Mr. Prop-B-Gone · 07-06-2012, 03:41 PM

I want to disconnect the depth finder transducer on my 2001 Bayliner 195 LX bowrider. It shuts down my fish-finder, and, because the gauge is in a permanent endless cycle, going from time to water temp to depth to engine hours and back around again, a typical malfunction for this multi-readout gauge, the on-board depth finder can not be shut off.

I have the schematic, but thought that, rather than spending a couple of hours tracing wires and trying to re-invent the wheel, someone might have done a similar thing and could answer some questions.

Where is the through-the-hull transducer located? I assume it's somewhere in the engine compartment? Is there any kind of connector that can be unplugged, or it it a cut-the-wires operation? Knowing where the transducer lives would make it easier to figure out how to disconnect it.

I tried Shep Brown's, the local Bayliner Dealer, and got someone who was somewhat less than helpful. Said the transducer was either on the transom or somewhere in the hull! He couldn't be more specific than that, and wasn't about to ask anyone else where it might be. Kinda makes me glad I do the work myself!

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!

07-06-2012, 03:41 PM	#1
Mr. Prop-B-Gone Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 106 Thanks: 4 Thanked 30 Times in 17 Posts	Disconnecting a Bayliner depth finder? I want to disconnect the depth finder transducer on my 2001 Bayliner 195 LX bowrider. It shuts down my fish-finder, and, because the gauge is in a permanent endless cycle, going from time to water temp to depth to engine hours and back around again, a typical malfunction for this multi-readout gauge, the on-board depth finder can not be shut off. I have the schematic, but thought that, rather than spending a couple of hours tracing wires and trying to re-invent the wheel, someone might have done a similar thing and could answer some questions. Where is the through-the-hull transducer located? I assume it's somewhere in the engine compartment? Is there any kind of connector that can be unplugged, or it it a cut-the-wires operation? Knowing where the transducer lives would make it easier to figure out how to disconnect it. I tried Shep Brown's, the local Bayliner Dealer, and got someone who was somewhat less than helpful. Said the transducer was either on the transom or somewhere in the hull! He couldn't be more specific than that, and wasn't about to ask anyone else where it might be. Kinda makes me glad I do the work myself! Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!