My advice: before you devide where to mount the hds, sit in your normal position and put your rods in the holders to make sure it's not obscured from view. Also, with a 5, your gonna want it as high as you can get it, like a Ram, or a mount like hi-tek has. Think EZ may have a solution too. Use the fuse that comes with it and keep a spare in the boat. Also, make sure mount location does not obstruct ingress and egress from the boat.