Thread: Discussion on Lowrance Elite 5 DSI/Chartplotter ....

Originally Posted by wackyman

I haven't bought one yet but I plan to soon. I fish out of a Jon boat in a small lake that is electric only. The max depth of this lake is 30 ft. Can anyone tell me if the mount that comes with the unit will tilt so the unit is at 90 deg with the mount. I need to mount it on the side of the bench that the front seat is mounted to because of space. I have to lay my poles across that bench and cannot mount the unit on top of the bench. Hope that makes sense. I also plan to mount the transducer on a portable transom mount that cabelas sells so I don't have to drill holes in transom. This thread has the best information that I've read anywhere on the internet and it has convinced me to upgrade from the old portable HB that I have been using. I can even take the good battery from the portable and use it with this unit instead of the trolling battery.

Wacky .... the mount has a 360deg turn radius, so you should be able to put the mount on the side of the bench and turn the head unit to whatever position is needed.

You can mount the transducer on the portable mount thing ... OR ... mount it on the trolling motor ... but, if you do mount it on the trolling motor, I suggest purchasing the trolling motor mount/sleeve. It will keep the transducer tight against the bottom of the trolling motor housing & not sticking out. You can get them for ~$25 and they'll look like this :



... cp