Raymarine RV-300 User manual

Brand: Raymarine

Model: RV-300

Type: User manual

Raymarine RV-300 is a high-performance thru-hull transducer designed for use with RealVision 3D sonar systems. With its wide operating frequency range and high-resolution imaging capabilities, the RV-300 provides exceptional underwater clarity and detail, making it ideal for a variety of applications including fish finding, structure imaging, and underwater exploration. Its rugged construction and compact size make it suitable for a wide range of boats, from small fishing boats to large yachts.

87419 (Rev 2)Document number:

10-2021Date:

English (en-US)

Installation instructions

HIGH SPEED Nose Cone

REALVISION™ 3D

Productoverview

TheR

ealVision™thru-hulltransducerHighspeednosecone(Partnumber:A80702)hasbeen

designedtoimprovetheperformanceoftheRealVision™3Drangeofsonartransducers.

TheHighspeednoseconeshouldbeusedaspartoftheinitialtransducerinstallation.

Important:

•Thedocumentationsuppliedwithyourtransducershouldbereadinconjunctionwiththis

document,priortoattemptinginstallation.

•The“T

ransducermounting”proceduredetailedinthisdocumentsupersedestheinstallation

proceduredetailedinthedocumentationsuppliedwithyourtransducer.

•RetroﬁttingtheHighspeednoseconeonexistingRV-2xxandRV-3xxseriestransducer

installationsrequirestheholefortheanti-rotationbolttobeenlarged,to16mm(5/8inch).

•ThepartssuppliedintheHighspeednoseconeareincludedasstandardonlywithRV-4xx

seriestransducersshippedin2021onwards.ForallotherRVthru-hulltransducers,thenose

conemustbepurchasedseparately,asaccessoryA80702.

P artssupplied

ThefollowingpartsareincludedintheHighspeednoseconekit:

1.Highspeednosecone

2.Externalisolatorplate

3.Externalisolatorsleeve

4.Smallinternalisolatorsleeve

CompatibleT

ransducers

TheHighspeednoseconecanbeusedwiththefollowingtransducers:

1.R V-2xx:

•RV-200RealVision™3Dbronze0°thru-hullall-in-onetransducer(Partnumber:A80465)

•RV-212PandRV-212SRealVision™3Dbronze12°thru-hullsplit-pairtransducers(System

packpartnumber:T70318)

–RV-212Pporttransducer(Partnumber:A80466)

–RV-212Sstarboardtransducer(Partnumber:A80467)

•RV-220PandRV-220SRealVision™3Dbronze20°thru-hullsplit-pairtransducers(System

packpartnumber:T70319)

–RV-220Pporttransducer(Partnumber:A80468)

–RV-220Sstarboardtransducer(Partnumber:A80469)

2.RV-3xx:

•RV-300RealVision™3Dplastic0°thru-hullall-in-onetransducer(Partnumber:A80470)

•RV-312PandRV-312SRealVision™3Dplastic12°thru-hullsplit-pairtransducers(Systempack

partnumber:T70320)

–RV-312Pporttransducer(Partnumber:A80471)

–RV-312Sstarboardtransducer(Partnumber:A80472)

•RV-320PandRV-320SRealVision™3Dplastic20°thru-hullsplit-pairtransducers(System

packpartnumber:T70321)

–RV-320Pporttransducer(Partnumber:A80473)

–RV-320Sstarboardtransducer(Partnumber:A80474)

3.RV-4xx:

•RV-400RealVision™3Dstainlesssteel0°thru-hullall-in-onetransducer(Partnumber:A80615)

•RV-412PandRV-412SRealVision™3Dstainlesssteel12°thru-hullsplit-pairtransducers

(Systempackpartnumber:T70450)

–RV-412Pporttransducer(Partnumber:A80616)

–RV-412Sstarboardtransducer(Partnumber:A80617)

•RV-420PandRV-420SRealVision™3Dstainlesssteel20°thru-hullsplit-pairtransducer

(Systempackpartnumber:T70451)

–RV-420Pporttransducer(Partnumber:A80618)

–RV-420Sstarboardtransducer(Partnumber:A80619)

ransducermounting

Themountingprocedurebelowshouldbereadthoroughlybeforeattemptingtomountthe

transducer.

Important:

•TheR

V-4xxseriestransducersarerecommendedforvesselswithmetalhulls.Wheninstalling,

ensurethatthetransducerisisolatedfromthemetalhullusingALLofthesuppliedisolatorparts.

•DoNOTinstallstainlesssteeltransducersonvesselswithapositivegroundsystem.

Important:

•Onlyperformtheinstallationwithyourvesseloutofthewater .

•DoNOTliftorsuspendthetransducerusingitscable.

•Ensurethatthetransducerbodyissupportedduringinstallation.

•DoNOTremovethelabelattachedtothetransducercable;asithelpstoensurecorrect

connection.

•DoNOTovertightenthehullnutoranti-rotationbolt.Overtighteningcancausedamagetothe

hullwhichmayresultinwaterleakingintothevessel.

Drillingholesinthehull

T oinstallaThru-hulltransduceryoumustdrillholesinthehullofyourvesselforthetransducer

stemandanti-rotationbolt.

1.Ensurethatyouareusingthecorrecttransducer(i.e.:port/starboard,0°,12°or20°tiltedelement)

foryourchosenmountinglocation.

2.Usingself-adhesivetape,attachthesuppliedmountingtemplatetoyourchosenmounting

location.Ensurethatthe‘Bow’arrowonthetemplateispointedtowardsthevessel’sbowand

thatthetemplateisﬂatandnotcreased.

3.Marktheholecentersforthetransducerstemandanti-rotationboltholesonthehullbypiercing

throughthetemplateandusingapencilormarker.

4.Removethetemplatefromthehull.

5.Drillapilotholeforthetransducerstemhole.

6.Drilla70mm(23/4inch)holeforthetransducerstem,usingaholecutter.(1)

Important:

(1)Ifthespeciﬁedsizeholecutterisnotavailable ,useaslightlysmallersizeholecutterandthen

carefullyﬁletheholetothecorrectsize.Alternativelyyoucoulduseajigsawtocuttheholeand

thencarefullyﬁletheedgetocreateacircletherequiredsize.

7 .Usingahalfroundﬁleand/orsandpaper,ensuretherearenoroughedgesorburrsaround

thetransducerstemhole.

8.Guidethetransducercableandthenthetransducerstemupthroughthetransducerstemhole

andsupportfrombeneath.

9.Ensurethattheanti-rotationboltholeislinedupwiththemarkyoumadeonthehullandthatthe

transducerisparalleltothecenterlineofthevessel.

.Holdingthetransducerinplace,carefullydrillthepilotholefortheanti-rotationbolt(usingthe

anti-rotationholeinthetransducerasaguide).

Drillinganti-rotationbolthole

11.R emovethetransducerfromthehull.

12.Drilla16mm(5/8inch)holefortheanti-rotationbolt.

13.Checkthattheanti–rotationboltﬁtsthroughthehole.

Fittingtheanti-rotationbolt

Theanti-rotationboltandboltcapshouldbeﬁttedasdetailedbelow.

1.Wipetheanti-rotationboltwithanappropriateclothandcleaningagent(fore xample:isopropyl

alcohol),andensurethesurfacesaredry,cleanandfreefromdebris.

2.Applyathickbeadofmarine-gradesealantaroundthestemoftheanti-rotationbolt,nearthe

headofthebolt.

3.Guidetheanti-rotationboltthroughtheholeinthetransducerensuringthattheboltheadis

properlyseated.

Theanti-rotationboltholeincludesacaptivenutcutouttopreventtheboltfromturningduring

tightening.

4.Applyasmallamountofmarinegradesealanttotheinsideoftheanti-rotationboltcap

5.Fittheanti-rotationboltcapbypressingitﬁrmlyintotheholeinthetransducer.

Theembossed“BOW”arrowmustbepointingtowardsthetemperaturesensorinthebaseof

thetransducer.

Fittingthetransducer

Followthestepsbelowtoﬁtthetransducertoyourhull.

Note:

Ensurethatagenerousamountofmarine-gradesealantisusedonallmatingpartsandthatthe

partsarecleananddrybeforeinstallation,toensurealonglastingwatertightsealisachieved.

Mountingandsealantapplication

1.Carefullyremovealllabelsfromthetopfaceofthetransducer .

2.Removethelabelsfromthetopfaceofthetransducer,includinganyresiduallabelglue.

3.Usinganappropriateclothandcleaningagent(forexample:isopropylalcohol),wipecleanALL

surfacesofthesuppliedcomponentsandthemountinglocation,bothoutsideandinsidethehull

ensuringthattheyarefreefromgreaseanddebris.

4.Applyathickbeadofmarine-gradesealantalloverthetopfaceofthetransducersothatitis

completelycovered.

5.FeedthetransducercablethroughthestemholeintheHighspeednosecone,positioningthe

Highspeednoseconeoverthetransducer,andthenslidethetransducerintothenose.

6.ApplypressuretotheHighspeednosecone,tocompressthesealantagainstthetransducer.

7.Feedthetransducercablethroughthestemholeintheexternalisolatorplate,andthenposition

theexternalisolatorplateintherecessinthetopoftheHighspeednosecone.

8.Feedtheexternalisolatorsleeveovertheanti-rotationbolt,positioningtheexternalisolator

sleeveintheanti-rotationholerecessinthetopoftheHighspeednosecone.

9.Applyathickbeadofmarine-gradesealant:

i.alloverthetopfaceoftheHighspeednosecone,externalisolatorplate,andexternalisolator

sleeve,ensuringthattheyarecompletelycovered.

ii.allaroundthebottompartofthethreadedsectionofthetransducerstemandtheprotruding

anti-rotationbolt,ensuringthatthesealantwillprotrudeapproximately6mm(0.24in)above

theﬁnaltightenednuts.

iii.allaroundandinsidethetransducerstemandanti-rotationholesontheexteriorofthehull.

10.Guidethetransducercablethroughthestemholeinthehull.

11.Guidethetransducerstemandanti-rotationboltupthroughtheholesinthevessel’shulland

supportfrombeneath.

12.Frominsidethevessel,applyacontinuous,thickbeadofmarine-gradesealantallaroundthe

baseoftheprotrudingtransducerstemandanti-rotationboltthreads.

13.Guidetherubberwasherdownthetransducercable,andoverthethreadedsectionofthe

transducerstem,ensuringthattherubberwashersitsﬂushonthehull.

14.Ifnecessary,applyadditionalmarine-gradesealanttothetransducerstem,abovetherubber

washer.

15.Withthetopfacepointingupwards,guidethelargeisolatorbushdownthetransducercableand

overthetransducerstem,ensuringitsitsﬂushontherubberwasher.

Large Large

Largeisolator isolator

isolatorbush bush

bushtop top

topface face

face

16.Ifnecessary ,applyadditionalmarine-gradesealanttothetransducerstem,abovethelarge

isolatorbush.

17.Ensuringthecableprotectorisﬁttedtothehullnut,guidethenutdownthetransducercable,

restingthenutontopofthetransducerstem.

Cable Cable

Cableprotector protector

protectorﬁtting ﬁtting

ﬁttingand and

andremoval removal

removal

•A A

A—Fitting

•B B

B—Removal

18.Removethecableprotectorbypullingthe2tabsawayfromthebackofthehullnut.

19.Applyathickbeadofmarinegradesealanttothebottomfaceofthehullnut.

20.Screwthehullnutontothetransducerstemandfullytighten,usingasuitably-sizedwrench

(spanner).

Ensurethatthehullnutisadequatelytightened.Y oushouldseethesealantprotrudingfrom

theedgesofallappliedsurfaces.

21.Placethesmallinternalisolatorsleeveovertheanti-rotationbolt,ensuringitsitsﬂushonthe

interiorofthehull.

22.Ifnecessary

,applyadditionalmarine-gradesealanttotheanti-rotationbolt,abovethesmall

internalisolatorsleeve.

23.Placethesmallwasherovertheanti-rotationbolt.

24.Ifnecessary,applyadditionalmarine-gradesealanttotheanti-rotationboltabovethesmall

washer.

25.Screwtheanti-rotationnutontotheboltandfullytighten,usingasuitably-sizedwrench(spanner).

26.Applyathickbeadofmarine-gradesealantinthegapbetweenthetransducerandHighspeed

noseconeonthebottomandbothsides,asshownbelow.

27 .Removeanyexcesssealantontheoutsideofthehullandtransducer,ensuringasmooth

transitionbetweenHighspeednoseconeandtransducer,andtransducerandhull.

28.Ensurethatthemarine-gradesealanthasfullycured

Refertothesealantmanufacturer’sinstructionsforcuringtimes.

29.Unlesslocalenvironmentalregulationsprohibit,applyawater-basedanti-foulingpainttothe

bottomfaceofthetransducer,ensuringalloftheexternallyexposedtransducersurfacesare

coatedandthepaintoverlapsontothehull.

30.Checkforleaksaroundthetransducerimmediatelyuponputtingthevesselbackinthewater.

Important:

DoNO Tleaveyourvesselinthewateruncheckedafterinstallingyourtransducer.Verysmallleaks

maynotbeimmediatelyobvious,andaconsiderablevolumeofbilgewatercouldaccumulate

overthecourseofaday,orovernight.

31.Checkforleak satregularintervalsafterinstallation,untilyouaresatisﬁedthattherearenoleaks.

32.Addaregularcheckforleaksaroundthetransducertoyourroutinevesselmaintenanceschedule.

Anti-fouling

Wherelocalregulationsallow

,itisrecommendedthatyoucoatyourtransducerusingawater-based

anti-foulingpaint.Thiswillhelppreventthebuild-upofbarnaclesandotherorganicgrowth,which

cancauseincreaseddragthatwilldegradesonarperformance.

Important:

•Beforeapplyingwater-basedanti-foulingpaint,checkthatlocalenvironmentalrulesand

regulationsdonotprohibittheuseofanti-foulingpaint.

•Neverusecopper-basedanti-foulingpaintasthiscanimpacttransducerperformance

•Neveruseketone-basedanti-foulingpaintasthiscanattackthetransducer’splastic,damaging

thetransducer.

•Paintyourtransducerusingabrush,donotuseaspraycanoraspongerollerasthesemethods

cancausetinyairbubblestobeincorporatedinthepaint,whichwillalsoreducetransducer

performance.

Theanti-foulingpaintshouldbeappliedinathinandevencoatcoveringalle xternallyexposed

transducersurfaces.

Y oushouldcleanyourtransducerregularlyandre-applyanti-foulingpaintevery6months,orsooner

dependingonhowrapidlyorganicgrowthbuildsup.

Highspeednoseconedimensions

TheHighspeednoseconewillaffecttheoverallsizeofthetransducer

,andthereforeimpactthe

arearequiredforthemountinglocationandthesizeoftheholesthatarerequiredinthehull.

•A=347 .51mm(13.68in)

•B=114.00mm(4.49in)

•C=68.00mm(2.68in)

•D=2.00mm(0.08in)

•E=14.90mm(0.59in)

•F=4.00mm(0.16in)

•G=33.46mm(1.32in)

Raymarine

Marine House, Cartwright Drive, Fareham, Hampshire.

PO15 5RJ. United Kingdom.

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