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Bow TM and fishfinder setup


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Now that I’ve settled in with my new 36v Riptide Ulterra, I’m ready to do a bow moumted fishfinder setup. I did have an old Garmin 498 rigged up with a ducer in the TM but I want to upgrade that to a more high def unit with larger screen. 

Anyone running  bow mount finder with the iPilot?  How did you mount a ducer?  I believe Mike from Master Repair said he could put a ducer in the TM motor. Is that a good option?

Not sure how I can run a ducer on the iPilot setup. Looking for options. Are there any good TM riggers on the west coast in the Naples, Marco, Ft Myers area?  

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I've thought about networking but I'd prefer to have a more accurate depth at the bow.  Plus, if I network, that means I'm purchasing all new equipment at front and back along with possibly replacing the existing ducer on the back.  If I were fishing more frequently, that is probably what I'd do.  

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Other than routing transducer wires as suggested by MInn Kota, there really isn't an option I'm aware of for saltwater models.

If somebody can put a 'ducer inside the current motor housing, I would sure like to know who and how !

For freshwater, the universal sonar model is an option.  I wonder if the freshwater universal sonar motor housing could be swapped out on the saltwater motor and provide enough room for a 'ducer ?  I assume it's not offered on the salt models due to sealing/corrosion issues.

On the older model I-Pilots you could sneak the wires through the mount in the squared slot in the shaft and keep everything secured & compact, but now that the slot is being used in the manner it was intended, we can't use that "hack".

 

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