Secure your Electronic Fish Finder (depth finders/gps units)

[Hoosier Hunter]

I just unscrew the ram knob and take it off the boat. Thats what happens if it's not supervised.

[Moveon]

I just unscrew the ram knob and take it off the boat. Thats what happens if it's not supervised.

Yea that's what I thought so I ordered a lock for the ram mounts screw. You need to put two locks on the unit itself and one on the ram mounts screw thing.

Nothing is secure as given some time and a secluded area one could get the unit off someone's boat.

The key to these locking devices is to secure the unit for someone that would just try to grab it without thinking about how he was going to steal it. If you park your boat with the electronics visible and leave it out overnight then yes someone could still use a hack saw or other tool to get the unit off the boat.

But I am thinking about a simple way to protect the units from a quick thief. Like if you were traveling by yourself and had to park the boat for 5 to 10 minutes to go and use a public restroom at a truck stop of gas station.

These locks won't keep it from being stolen by all thieves but it will deter most people.

[Embrey]

mine comes off in less than a second and goes with me. locks are nothing. thieves dont care about what they are tearing up. they will just grab and yank it off the boat.

[idbefishing]

Billet Boat Products in Pittsboro makes bracket knobs for the Lowrance units that require an allen wrench to turn the knobs. You'll only need the lock for the mount. It's a cleaner set up then 2 locks.