Don
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Post by Don on Feb 28, 2020 10:23:47 GMT -5
 I have a Sea Hunt Ultra 239SE on order and am looking at sidescan mounting options. Here are a few photos of a similar boat to give you an idea of what I am working with: photos.app.goo.gl/y7quutiqaNAvMWDq5The boat has a high speed thru-hull chirp ducer so the sidescan will strictly be for side/down imaging using the Garmin GT30-TM ducer. With sidescan typically not picking up at higher speeds anyway, I was considering a few placement options low by the LEDs vs higher on the step, vs further out by the trim tab. Right now, I am leaning toward the spot labeled '2' or just to the right of that light to make sure I do not create cavitation for the prop but curious how it would do higher up on the step where I marked '1' I realize that I'll need to make sure it is not inline with the other thru-hull or highspeed pickup as well. Any guidance/experience/comments are welcome |
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Post by tiltntrim on Feb 28, 2020 16:39:08 GMT -5
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Post by Yam on Mar 3, 2020 5:27:22 GMT -5
My boat is very close to yours. I used to have my transducer at location 1. This location will keep it safe but basically sucks. Because it's out of the water on plane, the downscan takes forever to catch up once you come off plane. Most of the time I have to manually tell it what the depth is to get it going. Then there is the issue of having to trim the motor up to see things on the left.
I just recently switched to location 2 due to switching to the 3 in 1. To make a long story short, it's awesome. I feel no issues with motor performance and am getting fantastic readings at WOT. The closer to the center line of the boat, the better! Of course you have to turn the motor to see how close to center you can get. This will depend on the length of the transducer and the depth of your step (or whatever that cutout is called).
Go for 2!
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Post by Yam on Mar 3, 2020 5:50:06 GMT -5
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Post by Don on Mar 3, 2020 7:30:31 GMT -5
Thank you Yam, that is great info and a very good point about getting it low/center enough that you don't have to lift the motor. I appreciate your time posting that. I'm really surprised that no one has invented a bracket that would mount to the extra threads on the outboard engine bolts and allow for more adjustment without committing/drilling :-)
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Post by Yam on Mar 4, 2020 8:34:04 GMT -5
Thank you Yam, that is great info and a very good point about getting it low/center enough that you don't have to lift the motor. I appreciate your time posting that. I'm really surprised that no one has invented a bracket that would mount to the extra threads on the outboard engine bolts and allow for more adjustment without committing/drilling :-) Interesting idea! I assume that most people are too scared to place their transducer that close to the centerline of the boat. |
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Post by Don on Mar 4, 2020 9:08:13 GMT -5
Thank you Yam, that is great info and a very good point about getting it low/center enough that you don't have to lift the motor. I appreciate your time posting that. I'm really surprised that no one has invented a bracket that would mount to the extra threads on the outboard engine bolts and allow for more adjustment without committing/drilling :-) Interesting idea! I assume that most people are too scared to place their transducer that close to the centerline of the boat. I would think they could offset it similar to the way stickit pins does their anchor: stickitanchorpins.com/product/8-stick-it-anchor-pin-motor-mount-bracket/That sure would be a cool product if they had an adjustable one for ducers |
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