Quote Originally Posted by kyjohn View Post
I may be wrong about this, but I think there is a skimmer type DI/SI transducer for the touch models. If that's true, it would be better for trolling motor mounting than the LSS-2 which is a foot long. I don't think that same transducer works on the HDS-8 Gen 2. Again I may be wrong, but it might be worth looking into.
You are correct, the transducer is from a Elite 7 HDI. That transducer will plug and play on the touch series. If I were going to use an 8, I'd buy a used LSS-1.