Thread: why not ?? lol

i had a few probs with the 797c2 by humminbird mainly the small size of screen, i went to get a lowrance to replace it , just couldnt go back to reg sonar , i was in one of those why the hell not moods, needless to say i walked out with a 1197c , all is good as long as the wife thinks its a 500 buck fishfinder lol ....if this screen gets too small for me ill just have to give up fishing

Originally Posted by jhef

do you leave it on boat while the boat is being towed? im not crazy about that kinda money just bouncin back there i installed it on the ram mount. but my express side console is plastic,

I don't/didn't leave my $100 Depth Finders mounted, when trailering the boat. I've hit chugholes that bounced the rear seat out of the mount hole And I was informed, over 30yrs ago, that it wasn't a good idea to leave the DF mounted when trailering. And that was when the mounts were mostly the swivel plates, that are very close to the console (or wherever on the boat that you mount them). I can only imagine the vibration and torque that a Ram mount would have to endure, with a larger/heavier unit attached. (not to mention the pressure put on the console, at the mounting holes).
If it's at all possible, and even if it takes awhile to re-mount it (once you get to ramp, or on the lake) ... I would leave it in the vehicle, or packed in some padded place in the boat, during the trailering (to/from lake). It's gonna get enough "shock treatment", while running the boat on rough water ... no sense in adding insult to injury, by putting more stress on it during the trip there.
It may be capable of withstanding the stress ... but, why take the chance

... cp