new humminbird 1197si

[Col Forbin]

All the ones I have seen are mounted on the transom, even with the bottom of the hull.

[markmac60]

Not sure about the newer models. I would be interested in knowing what the installation manual calls out though. On my older model, the break-away design works real good. I have had to snap it back into place at least once per year due to debris impacts.

[smuckey41]

what i did was mount it to my trolling moter instead of the back. i did that because in my opion i like to read what i am going past not what i have already past. but the transducer is huge and was a little difficult to mount but it worked. it took me two days and a buddy on the third to make sure everything was wright. but keep this in mind i am new to doing things myself on my boat. but i figured that the only way to learn is get in there and do it.

[Duayne]

I have a question. Does the motor block any of the "view" I can't see how you could mount the transdusor below the lowest point of the motor on any boat.

[birdstrike]

As you turn the trolling motor, does it mess up the side scan? Seems like it would. Now if you're just lookig straight down, don't guess it would matter.

[stoner]

Check out this link:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sideimaging/

Stoner

[Col Forbin]

I don't think I would mount it on the Trolling Motor. You need a straight line of travel, that is almost impossible to get with the TM, to get a true image of the bottom. Check out the link Stoner sent they cover all of this on there.