Using Legacy Sonar for Live Sonar

[Rojo]

This is as far as I got this evening, cooking took up a bit of time today. Since the Cone Angle of the Humminbird 2D Dual Beam Transducer is 20 degrees I decided to start out with the first adapter at 15 degrees. I had some 1-1/2in Sch 40 Aluminum pipe and that OD fits right inside the plastic cup of the transducer. I'm thinking I can screw the transducer to the adapter on the install. The plan is to fabricate my normal Livescope Stick but weld a 15 degree adapter on the bottom. The ID of the Humminbird Transducer is a bit over 1-5/8in. The Adapter OD is a very good fit.



I've built so many T-Tops I automatically pre-cut the Cope Angle into the pipe. Well Coping the opposite end which was still a 90 degree cut turned out to fit the Handrail material better. I use 1-3/8in Aluminum Handrail material for my sticks, the Livescope wire connector fits perfectly inside.



Tomorrow I will square everything up before welding. A wiring path will be needed too for internal wiring. Below is a picture of the Livescope poles I build for my customers.



Of course they get a nice flat black Epoxy paint job and I use Bicycle Handle Bar Grips on the handles. From the test results today I've bought my last Panoptix transducer. Having 2 boats with these transducers and fishing a lot a guy will go broke buying them.