fish finder for kayaks

[Fishinfire]

Bill,

Everything under the FF base is pvc. The base is mounted to a round 4" cover for an electrical box which is epoxied and screwed to half of a pvc "universal" fitting.

ACABTP,

The reason I did not mount the transducer inside the hull is due to the fact that I would not be able to read water temp. The "arm" that the transducer is on is not glued so if it does hit something it just pushes out of the way. I also keep it swung up during entry and exit from the water.

Thanks for the compliments on my handy work. PVC is a kayakers best affordable friend. Currently working on a rod/kayak transport system for my pick up.

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by Fishinfire

The reason I did not mount the transducer inside the hull is due to the fact that I would not be able to read water temp.

ahh, yes, very true... that is a downside of internal mounting

leaving it unglued so it can pivot if needed is a good solution, well played

[acabtp]

for anyone who might be interested, here are the pics of how to set up a standard transducer for internal mounting in a kayak

make a cradle for the transducer out of closed cell foam with a hole cut out that the transducer fits snugly into. anti-fatigue mats from home depot are a good source for the foam. silicone or 5200 that in place on the bottom of the inside of the kayak.


then, to use it, fill the hole in the piece of foam with water and stick the transducer in it. the water is important because it works to conduct the transducer signal through the hull. the water doesn't evaporate because there should be a good seal between the foam and the transducer.


that's it; pretty simple, works great. these pictures are of the mount that KFS put on my neighbor's hobie sit on top, but you can use the same method for any kayak, sit in or sit on top.