Two mounting locations - 898c SI

[DoubleGobble00]

Has anyone successfully created two mounting locations for their 798, 898, 998, or 1198 SI unit? I have a 898 mounted at the console. I rarely fish from the front of the boat since I mainly troll but it would be nice to be able to move my 898 to the front of the boat. Has anyone created two mounting locations for a single unit? If so, what all did you need and how does it work? Was it worth it?

I think I would need:
Power wire (PC11) - $13.99
Sonar extension (ECw10 or ECw30) - $24.99 to $34.99
GPS cable extension (AS SYSLINK) - $34.99
Mounting bracket (GM2) - $26.99

I could run the power wire all the way from the battery to the front. Then run the sonar and GPS extension cables from the console (current 898 location). Then when I wanted to use the unit in the front I would have to connect the sonar and GPS cables under the console. It would be nice if there was a switch or a splitter wire for this so the wires always stayed hooked up. Any ideas on this?

DoubleG

[steve_0]

I'm trying to do the same thing. I thought about buying another power cord and using a small 12v battery at the front like they use ice fishin.

["G"]

Double G.......Check with maj over on the MS board....I think he did this for awhile on his other boat before he got his second SI unit

[Allan]

Swivel mount?

[Stymie]

I just bought the parts to do this.

You need:

syslink cable
US2 W- Switch or US3-W switch is you wait til after Feb 24
PC-11 power cable
RAM Mount
cable collector

[jsplinter]

Blueball has all the stuff you need to do this for sale in the classified section

[blueball]

heres how i got mine,have unit on a ram mount and bought an extra mounting base(rammount) so i can just undo the ram and cable collector and move it where i want it.

[blueball]

what i did was buy an extra trans.,gps puck,power wire,and cable collector to mount at the trolling motor ,already had it mounted on the back.i have everything forsale for someone to make a second setup except a gps puck and ram base,if interested pm me and i will give u a price,and do u have your unit on a ram mount,if u do is it a 1 1/2 or 2 1/4 in i might have a base too

["G"]

blue ball is that the 2 and a quarter in. Ram mount that you are using? If so....is it the long one or the short one?

[mduncan62]

I just bought the parts to do this.

You need:

syslink cable
US2 W- Switch or US3-W switch is you wait til after Feb 24
PC-11 power cable
RAM Mount
cable collector

Are you doing this without having a transducer up front?