Ok. First things first. Cable comin out of ducer goes up. Not down. Second. There is going to be some slop in your ducer. It ain't tight to the bracket like most would expect. This is normal according to HB. Second. All the other mounting procedures are personal choice. Crappie bling is kinda neat WB. When dd has a couple extra toddies and decides to lay down does that mean he's gots double SI or is tryin to compensate fer upsidedown ducer. Oh well either way a 997 hung around his neck would be kool. The puck mountin would be much more accurate mounted over the ducer. Say the sats are off a couple of feets and you puck is 8 feets away. That's 10 feets, even in dd's world. Also check transom to make sure it's square across the back. Mine wasn't and the other side of the boat was interferring. I had to perform a shim job to clear the other side of the boat.