Two mounting locations - 898c SI

Has anyone successfully created two mounting locations for their 798, 898, 998, or 1198 SI unit? I have a 898 mounted at the console. I rarely fish from the front of the boat since I mainly troll but it would be nice to be able to move my 898 to the front of the boat. Has anyone created two mounting locations for a single unit? If so, what all did you need and how does it work? Was it worth it?

I think I would need:
Power wire (PC11) - $13.99
Sonar extension (ECw10 or ECw30) - $24.99 to $34.99
GPS cable extension (AS SYSLINK) - $34.99
Mounting bracket (GM2) - $26.99

I could run the power wire all the way from the battery to the front. Then run the sonar and GPS extension cables from the console (current 898 location). Then when I wanted to use the unit in the front I would have to connect the sonar and GPS cables under the console. It would be nice if there was a switch or a splitter wire for this so the wires always stayed hooked up. Any ideas on this?

DoubleG

I'm trying to do the same thing. I thought about buying another power cord and using a small 12v battery at the front like they use ice fishin.

Double G.......Check with maj over on the MS board....I think he did this for awhile on his other boat before he got his second SI unit

Swivel mount?

I just bought the parts to do this.

You need:

syslink cable
US2 W- Switch or US3-W switch is you wait til after Feb 24
PC-11 power cable
RAM Mount
cable collector

Blueball has all the stuff you need to do this for sale in the classified section

heres how i got mine,have unit on a ram mount and bought an extra mounting base(rammount) so i can just undo the ram and cable collector and move it where i want it.

what i did was buy an extra trans.,gps puck,power wire,and cable collector to mount at the trolling motor ,already had it mounted on the back.i have everything forsale for someone to make a second setup except a gps puck and ram base,if interested pm me and i will give u a price,and do u have your unit on a ram mount,if u do is it a 1 1/2 or 2 1/4 in i might have a base too

blue ball is that the 2 and a quarter in. Ram mount that you are using? If so....is it the long one or the short one?

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Originally Posted by Stymie

I just bought the parts to do this.

You need:

syslink cable
US2 W- Switch or US3-W switch is you wait til after Feb 24
PC-11 power cable
RAM Mount
cable collector

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Are you doing this without having a transducer up front?