Trailering electronics....on or off???

Do you guys take your electronics off every time you trailer your boat? I have a 998 on center console which is behind windshield, and, knock on wood, the screen cover has stayed on while trailering. Just finished the install of a 858 at bow on ram mount, but I doubt that cover would stay on at 70 mph. Do you guys hook and unhook every time, or leave them on?
Any other aftermarket covers that will stand trailering? I found this product:
ELECTRONICS GLOVE - Home
But it seems cables will still have to be unhooked, and if I'm going to go through that every time, I'll just take them off. A slit I back for cables would be nice, and I sent them an email asking if that would be possible.
I'm afraid the constant unplugging and plugging of cables could result in damage to pins/connectors.
Any other ideas out there?

my lowrance HDS8 stays on the center console all the time, never been off since it was initially installed.

I remove mine dont want it to fall off while im in a store or anything else happening to it .

I leave mine on unless, I go somewhere that I don't think I can trust them to be there when I come back!

Have you ever had one of the factory hard covers blow off going down the road?

Just get a pack of "ball bungees". They are a loop of bungee cord with a plastic ball on the end. I have one of these strapped around my 898 and the cover stays on no problem.

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Either the ball bungies or rob butlers. Each will work equally as well. I take mine off just to keep everyone honest


2003 Xpress X17
MinnKota V2 Powerdrive
Humminbird 998c
Cumberland Crappie Racks
BnM PSTs

If I'm gonna stop anywhere where my boat will be outta my sight... They come off! Had a 798 stolen while I was in a bait shop a few yrs back.

I use a small bungie cord on my covers just for added protection from coming off.

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Originally Posted by Stickman

Have you ever had one of the factory hard covers blow off going down the road?

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The cover on my HDS-8 is almost impossible to remove. I litterally had to use a block of wood and tap it with a hammer to get one side of it off. Now the tabs that snap in have broken off, but enough material is still there so that I still need to use the block and hammer method. I personally hate the cover and use it only when I have the unit off the boat and am storing it. I see no reason to protect the screen when trailering the boat since it points backwards anyway.

My 958 at the helm stays on all the time. I do have it secured with locking knobs. Therefore it would take special allen wrench and a open end wrench or similar to remove it. The 758 at the bow comes off and gets locked in one of my rod lockers. It's to easy to walk off with this unit.
I think the units get a lot harsher treatment on the water than they ever would on the trailer.

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Originally Posted by Trout Bum

I think the units get a lot harsher treatment on the water than they ever would on the trailer.

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Then you've got better roads than what I'm used to traveling on :Rofl

I take my (bow mounted) Lowrance Elite 5DSI off ... put it in a cotton bag ... and it rides in the back seat of the truck. My in dash HB 2d depthfinder stays where it is !! When I'm trailoring to or from the lake ... there aren't any loose items IN the boat, and everything that IS in the boat is in a locked compartment.

... cp :kewl

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Originally Posted by XPress12

Just get a pack of "ball bungees". They are a loop of bungee cord with a plastic ball on the end. I have one of these strapped around my 898 and the cover stays on no problem.

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I do the same with my HDS units.

I keep mine in a padded pistol case at all times unless I'm fishing. I mount them in the parking lot at the ramp, and dismount them when I get back. They are too easy to steal.

I carry my mix of stuff in a brown bag. Ask bill bob. He's the "bag" man.

The hard cover for my HDS 8 is a PITA to remove as well, so its in the garage full time. I do turn the 8 parallel with the boat so there is less chance (maybe) of it catching a rock/debris on the road, but I never take it off the boat or off the Ram mount. I probably would if I stopped somewhere and the boat would not be in site for extended periods. The HB up front stays on, but is not high enough off the floor to catch anything. The TM kinda of protects it as well. I don't use the hard cover on the HB either, I can lay it face down on the floor since its on a ram mount as well.

Trailering, the one on the console behind the windshield stays on, and the bow mount comes off. Mostly, I worry about road debris catching the one on the bow. At a hotel, both come off; no use tempting anyone.