Thread: conway stumps and transducers

Originally Posted by Cmj

Here is a pic with it up and one with it down. It isnt much to look at but fits the rest of my rig! You would think I could come up with something better since I work in a machine shop! If you are wanting a more professional version, look up creek Slick or one of the other guys on here that make mounts and im sure someone can hook you up at a decent price.Attachment 194783Attachment 194784 There are two holes in the bar for the pin that holds it up/down. You cant see it, but there is a notch in the side of the ducer mount that holds a very small zip tie. The larger ones hold it on too well, and you could still break the mount if you use them. I use two screws at bottom of the mount( not in the mount, but below it) to keep the ducer from rocking from side to side. Seems rigged, but like I said I am cheap! You could fix up something nicer if you wanted to spend a few bucks. If you wanna spend more than a few bucks, look up Cane Pole's thread on building a trim-style transducer mount. I will see if I can find it.

Great idea!

Originally Posted by D10

Great idea!

Yeah, I cant take credit for it. I stole the idea from you!

After I mounted my LSS2 transducer, which is only slightly shorter than my boat, I was so concerned that I would know it off on a stump I bought one of the portable mounts from BPS so I could raise and lower it as needed.
This a picture of it on my boat before I moved it to the portable mount, pictured at right.

Originally Posted by Cmj

Yeah, I cant take credit for it. I stole the idea from you!

I'm just messin with ya man. I can't take credit for it either. Tom came up with it on our boat.

Originally Posted by SeaRay

After I mounted my LSS2 transducer, which is only slightly shorter than my boat, I was so concerned that I would know it off on a stump I bought one of the portable mounts from BPS so I could raise and lower it as needed.
This a picture of it on my boat before I moved it to the portable mount, pictured at right.

That's what I put on my boat. Easy to slide up or down. I have had no issues and I didn't have to drill a hole in my transom.

Originally Posted by Cmj

Here is a pic with it up and one with it down. It isnt much to look at but fits the rest of my rig! You would think I could come up with something better since I work in a machine shop! If you are wanting a more professional version, look up creek Slick or one of the other guys on here that make mounts and im sure someone can hook you up at a decent price.Attachment 194783Attachment 194784 There are two holes in the bar for the pin that holds it up/down. You cant see it, but there is a notch in the side of the ducer mount that holds a very small zip tie. The larger ones hold it on too well, and you could still break the mount if you use them. I use two screws at bottom of the mount( not in the mount, but below it) to keep the ducer from rocking from side to side. Seems rigged, but like I said I am cheap! You could fix up something nicer if you wanted to spend a few bucks. If you wanna spend more than a few bucks, look up Cane Pole's thread on building a trim-style transducer mount. I will see if I can find it.

Well great. NOW you tell me.

I get a new depthfinder, and after going through major grief to get the old one off intact........I had to 'guess' best I could and drill new holes for the new one (being SI it has to be further away from prop).......and never ever thought of this. And I don't even know yet if it works, because the boat tires have been frozen to the pavement for months, and now that they are thawing, there are floods everywhere!

This ranks up there with painting the INSIDE of jugs for jug fishing!!! Not sure what stops it when lowering it into the water, but surely something does.

If I put my transducer in wrong, I'm going to drive y'all crazy to help me figure out how to do this when I do it over!

P.S.
You should patent this. Seriously.

Here is a link to what I bought for my boat since I couldn't figure out a way to attach transducer to my Power Drive V2 trolling motor. I got the one with the flexible shaft..might work for you. I think it was less than $70 delivered. main page for bow mounted depthfinder fishfinder tackle box labels in red blue for plano and other tackle boxes