Will the Humminbird 360 bow mount work on the I-pilot/link?
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Will the Humminbird 360 bow mount work on the I-pilot/link?
no it has to be on a cable steer as it hooks to the shaft
Who says it HAS to be on a cable steer? You can always mount it separately from the trolling motor.
yes you can do that, but it is designed to work on the trolling motor is what i meant, so what would you mount it to as there is nothing out there aftermarket
If I were buying a 360 I would really look at the transom mount, think of how much scouting you can do before ever putting the trolling motor down, heck may not even put it down just move on.
I didnt think at first I would want the 360 at all, but I saw a video somewhere that showed the bow mount in action and I can see how much better it would be that Di or 2d on the front. But if money didnt matter I would have one on front and rear..
No need, the one on the back will show you everything that's in front of you and it will Ethernet to all compatable units. I am curious how well that thing is gonna stay on the troller when running 60 mph in some ruff water.
Come on Stymie...post up the pix of your mount...Quote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1
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Rickie
you got to lift the troller rees :biggrin , your right hadnt thought about that would shake alot
Myself and 3 other boats got our butts kicked last winter by a fellar that scouted with his big motor before he put his poles out, just makes sense ifn you got the technology.Quote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-BL...e_gdata_playerQuote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
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Bear in mind this is a work in progress and not finalized. But all I did was get Scott of HiTek to weld a 1 1/4" OD aluminum tube to one of his bases. Then just made a Short U-shaped mount out of 1 1/4" PVC. I had to wrap the PVC once with rubber to get a snug fit with the clamp of the 360. So simple, even an electrical-type could do it.
I have a longer piece that allows it to sit in front of the trolling motor. It works well at trolling speeds but wobbles a bit when I'm going 3-5 mph.
Both the longer tube and the shorter tube can be attached without lifting the trolling motor.
I think part of the idea of putting it on the trolling motor like they do is to protect it from hitting something. Yours looks pretty vulnerable to stumps rocks anything under the water that can grab it and rip it off the boat or bust.. just my 2 cents
Just a question what is that under the center of your boat hooked to your trailer
That is one heck of an idea if its what I think it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1
Again, this is a work in progress.
What makes it better in front of the trolling motor for me, is that it is directly in front of my graph. When I see something right in front of me on the graph, it is truly right directly in front of me. Off to side, what appears to be in front of me is in fact to the side a couple of feet.
But like I said, I get more stable images going 3 - 5 mph with the shorter mount. So the short mount works best when I'm at the console with the big motor and the long mount works best when I'm working the trolling motor. I'm too lazy to switch these out when fishing and will come up with one solution. Shooting for a stable mount in front of the trolling motor.
As far as hitting things, I did chose schedule 40 pvc because i felt it would give before any damage to the pod. But I have to ask. If you mounted this to your cable steer trolling motor, what makes you think it wouldn't hit anything mounted that way? How is the trolling motor protecting it?
from the pictures it is mounted above the motor itself so the motor in most cases should hit the object first taking the impact. but I hope yours works great for you. now back to my other question, what is that mounted to your trailer that goes up to the bottom of your boat
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This is the longer piece. Like I said before, it works well when using the trolling motor but wobbles a bit when using the big motor due to the flex of the pvc.
Besides the wobble, if you have the trolling motor deployed and below the pod, you will get a noticeable shadow from the trolling motor.
That is a flag that pops up when boat is unloaded so you kinda get a feel of which way the trailer is turning when backing... since he does not seem to want to let go of that information. LOL!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1
I told him in a PM. I didn't want to get off topic!! Since I'm investing in PVC now, I wished I'd just cut a couple and attached to my trailer at the back.
Yep, closer to back the better.
Not sure I have seen a post yet that did not get off topic....