06-06-2013, 03:30 AM
Your assuming that it will hang straight. I am not sure if it will or not. When a toon goes over waves you will see the bottom as wavy if it is set on raw sonar. You might get that wavy in other directions with no support. I have set up Fish finder a several ways.
In this one I made a stand alone unit that will hook up to about any pontoon or flat tube. This unit is a stand alone unit with a battery box, transducer and the display all on one thing. Everyone that has seen this in person wants to kill me for it.
![[Image: 5-12-12FSMALL.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/5-12-12FSMALL.jpg)
![[Image: trout5-30-09A.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Fish%20Finder%20Pictures/trout5-30-09A.jpg)
![[Image: Ronstoon1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Fish%20Finder%20Pictures/Ronstoon1.jpg)
I set one up with a transducer and display on the foot pegs.
![[Image: fishfinder1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Fishing/fishfinder1.jpg)
My big boat has the display mounted on a tube in front and the transducer in back. I am not super wild about this one because it is not quick to get it up and out of the way coming in to beach. Here is a picture of the back with the transducer.
![[Image: SC05Transducermount.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/SC05Transducermount.jpg)
This is a little hard to see how the display is mounted but I made a bracket that clamps to the pipe.
![[Image: SC03fishfindermount.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/SC03fishfindermount.jpg)
When mounted correctly you can get amazing images.
These are sturgeon in these next pictures. Ron
![[Image: Sturgeon1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/Sturgeon1.jpg)
![[Image: 6-15-12D.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Sturgeon/6-15-12D.jpg)
![[Image: 7-29-12FISHFINDER2.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/7-29-12FISHFINDER2.jpg)
![[Image: 7-29-12FISHFINDER1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/7-29-12FISHFINDER1.jpg)
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In this one I made a stand alone unit that will hook up to about any pontoon or flat tube. This unit is a stand alone unit with a battery box, transducer and the display all on one thing. Everyone that has seen this in person wants to kill me for it.
![[Image: 5-12-12FSMALL.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/5-12-12FSMALL.jpg)
![[Image: trout5-30-09A.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Fish%20Finder%20Pictures/trout5-30-09A.jpg)
![[Image: Ronstoon1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Fish%20Finder%20Pictures/Ronstoon1.jpg)
I set one up with a transducer and display on the foot pegs.
![[Image: fishfinder1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Fishing/fishfinder1.jpg)
My big boat has the display mounted on a tube in front and the transducer in back. I am not super wild about this one because it is not quick to get it up and out of the way coming in to beach. Here is a picture of the back with the transducer.
![[Image: SC05Transducermount.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/SC05Transducermount.jpg)
This is a little hard to see how the display is mounted but I made a bracket that clamps to the pipe.
![[Image: SC03fishfindermount.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/SC03fishfindermount.jpg)
When mounted correctly you can get amazing images.
These are sturgeon in these next pictures. Ron
![[Image: Sturgeon1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/Sturgeon1.jpg)
![[Image: 6-15-12D.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Sturgeon/6-15-12D.jpg)
![[Image: 7-29-12FISHFINDER2.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/7-29-12FISHFINDER2.jpg)
![[Image: 7-29-12FISHFINDER1.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/7-29-12FISHFINDER1.jpg)
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