WB or Don Don

I figure most could answer this but since you to have more electronics than BPS I figured I would ask yall. Plus it gives you another way to bump your bogus post cont:D


Do either of you use a Ram mount to mount electronics? I have both FF mounted w/out one and they are fine no probs what so ever. However my Combo unit is on front deck and reg FF on console, so I thought about getting a Ram Mount to mount my handheld GPS on the console beside my FF. Either of you done this? My boat is a G3 and Im worried about the plastic console and breaking the screws out. Just a thought here but those little things you put in the wall to screw screw's into (dont know the name but I know yall know what Im talking about), you think that would work or what about just useing washers and screws.


Any thoughts?


thanks

Robert

Robert, the little things in walls are anchors. I don't think that would be a good idea. It would be best to use a piece of flat aluminum with bolts to reinforce the plastic. I'm sure Wb will go into great detail tomorrow. I would ignore any advice DD gives you, as he is a jack leg gewber!

HAHAHAHA I figured WB would go to great detail but hey all suggestions are welcome(Yours to DD):D


I thought they were wall anchors just couldnt get the name off the tip of my toung LOL. I thought about a plate of some type under there would be best bet but thats my problem, no idea where to find one.

Wonder if a piece of wood under the console would work? It would be hidden from the elements and from the eyes.

You should be able to find a metal plate to use at most any hardware store.

I held a piece of 3/4 inch plywood behind the plastic on my G3 and screwed through the plastic and into the ply wood. A little glue ( liquid nails) on the plywood wouldn't hurt a thing either.

Thanks Freelay, I will go check out Lowes and HD and see whatthey got.

G3, I was thinking that would work. Im a little neat freak so what ever I decide to do is going to look right or I just want do it. Thanks for the tips guys

You're talking about a regular handheld, right? I'll try and track it down but for about 25-20 bucks that have these 3 inch suction cups for salt water fishing that you pump up to tighten the grip on a smooth flat surface. I've seen them use 4 of them on boats before with a rack to hold up air tanks for scuba diving They are sturdy. They also have a 1/4 inch screw hole in the middle of them so you can mount your handheld on there. Best thing is NO DRILLING but IF you want to drill, make sure you put some kinda backing on the inside of where you mount it. I was talking about using a piece of sheet metal for support but a few on here said to use some plywood. Main thing is support the back side of it so it won't pull through and damage your boat

Just dont mount it upside down like some jackleg gewber that was mentioned above did his transducer. IT WONT WORK!!! You will have squigglely lines on your screen won't ya upsiDeDownDucer Don ?

RAM Mounting Systems, Inc. > Products > Suction Cup Mounts
Just pick in the type of handheld you have and it'll give you options for a RAM mount

I was just scared of breaking the darn thing. Spend that kinda money, you tend to be overly cautious on snapping things

I know but....................when you spend that kind of money, you usually follow the dIstructions. Normally when you dont follw dIstructions, you break something.

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Originally Posted by duckkiller

HAHAHAHA I figured WB would go to great detail but hey all suggestions are welcome(Yours to DD):D


I thought they were wall anchors just couldnt get the name off the tip of my toung LOL. I thought about a plate of some type under there would be best bet but thats my problem, no idea where to find one.

Wonder if a piece of wood under the console would work? It would be hidden from the elements and from the eyes.

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We used wood under our plastic console on the pontoon boat for mounting purposes and it worked just fine. On the jon boat, we used flat aluminum for the same purpose. Both worked and are lasting well.

Duck, I have the G-3 as you with the same plastic console topper. Dang thing is elcheapo dood. Very brittle. That being said, 1/2 treated plywood as a backer would be better than metal. It'll make better contact and you can easily trim to fit up in there. Metal would be OK, but you're prolly gonna need to trim it. There's not a lot of room under there. I have both units mounted direct on the console. Don't know about your boat, but I get a lot of console slap and movement when I'm in a chop. So much so that I didn't want to risk busting the console with a 5" FF held out there on the end of a RAM. That'd prolly be way more torque than that console could stand. Think you'd be OK with a handeld mount though. They're fairly light and not held too far away from the base. Just be careful when you tighten down on the screws. I had to remove my console all together for gauge and ff install and split the plastic in a couple of spots by over torqueing the mounting screws.

Wannabe...

NO drilling, over torqueing or busting plastic. Stick it on where you want it, and pump the bulb until it gets tight. Not in the right place and you want to move it? Hit the release buttom, it releases and you move it. No harm, no foul, no drilling

Won't work for him DD. The paint is not smooth and the plastic is dimpled. Works great on fiberglass though.........Until it slips at speed that is.

Wannabe...

What noise does a 997 make when the mount slips at high speed?????? SSSSSSPPPPPPAAAAAALLLLLLOOOOOOOSSSSSHHHHHH!!

Hard to say Bigger, doubt you could hear it over the " Ohhhhhhhhhhh ssssshhhhhhhiiiiiiiii"

Wannabe...

Dang DD...looks like this is gonna stick with ya a while bud. :D

Kinda like Sat falling outta the boat, Bigger busting it at the ramp or Wannabe busting all his Lektronics at Grenada as he was bouncing all over the place in the 4 foot swells the last tourney day. Just not going away anytime soon

choice words if that happened

Thanks for the help guys.

DD I do like that idea but like WB said I dont know if it would work. Im going to look ar it real good this afternoon and see what the best option is. Right now though Im thinking the plywood prob be it