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Has anyone used one of the plastic plates you epoxy to your transom to mount your transducer to to keep from drilling holes. I finally bought a si unit so now I need to install it. It's amazing what you can talk yourself into when it's cold outside and you can't go fishing
Can't be bad!
I will call you
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I got mine put on at the dealer. You still have to drill two holes for screws and also use epoxy but I think it's better than mounting the ducer to the hull. My boat also came with a transducer plate welded on which I really like. One ducer is the for the unit it came with and the other is for my after market Helix.
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I've done that, and it's worked well. I've also mounted a mahogany board but ran it from the top of the transom and screwed in at the level of the splash well. I sealed the edge of the board and the gap between the board and the boat with silicone. The transducer then mounted to the board. It worked well but wasn't the best looking thing I've done.
After mounting my Lowrance ducer I wish I had got one of the boards. Told myself if I have to redo it I will. But I like the stumpjumper ducer mount also.
Thanks for the advice I think that is the route I will take now just have to wait on one to get here
I like to fish Truman and other lakes but Truman seems to be my favorite, put on a Helix 7 SI and have torn off 2 transducers since ( about 8 months ) at 160 a transducer that is 320, well that's enough for me went to the stumpjumper, spring loaded should stop all the tear off's. Everything I've heard about the stumpjumper has been positive. Don't wait till you tear one off ( it will happen on truman ) invest in a Stumpjumper, unless your going to mount on trolling motor.
I just mounted a SI transducer as well. I purchased one of the plastic boards and at this point I am glad I did. I went yesterday to try it on the water and I am going to have to move the transducer further than my orginal screws would allow. So I would be drilling more holes in my boat at this point if I hadn't purchased the plastic product. I used the 3M 5200 silicone glue stuff on the back and around the edge. also filled the orginal transducer holes and put the plate over the top. I had no water in the boat after being on the water about 4 hours. So it was worth the money for no more holes.....that is scary putting that drill to your boat.
I got the rig rite board think I'm going to install it today
Post some pics of your install.
Try and get some pics this weekend still not done been a busy week and it's only Tuesday
We got a new cheap Humingbird Piranha DI unit for old boat. Just attached transducer to a board and c clamped board to transom. It is portable so we can take it to Canada this summer. Not the best looking but old boat so it fits. Lol
Finally got it done first time I mounted the board stripped a mounting screw had to take it back off got adhesive everywhere got most of it cleaned off here are some pictures Attachment 257331Attachment 257332Attachment 257333Attachment 257334
Nice, Your going to have to charge Day Dreamer to go fishing in your boat to pay for all the toys.
Looks good! Thanks for the pics.
Is that a 50" TV? DirecTV dish on the back? :ThumbsUp
OK. Got my boat back this morning from having electronics installed. Garmin Striker 7dv up front. They used one of the boards to mount my transducer on the rear for the Garmin EchoMap 73sv. Guess I'm gonna find out how it does. Looks OK.
I'll see if I can get pics and post, have not had much luck attaching pics.
I will pay a fee for fishing have to get time for fishing first.
Here is how mine looks. Transducers for my Garmin EchoMap 73sv and a little toy Lowrance in-dash they installed at the factory after I told them to delete all electronics.
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So Mike, is that plate glue on or bolted?Quote:
Originally Posted by peculiarmike
Bolted. Look under the small transducer bracket far left
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It's both. Epoxy and bolted.