Stern mount transducer on a Revo? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

acorad · 05-25-2016, 09:30 AM

Hi all,

I have a Revo 11 and a Dragonfly FF with a transducer that's about 6"-7" long.

My Revo does not have a pocket in the bottom to mount the 'ducer inside of, so at first the options I was looking at were mounting inside the hull and shooting thru the plastic, or some kind of over-the-side arm mount.

But both of those solutions have their drawbacks and I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way to permanently mount the 'ducer on the outside of the Revo hull such that it's in the water but not in danger of being impacted when landing on the sand.

I was thinking it might be mounted on the stern somehow?

Maybe even mount it to the rudder?

(My thinking was that the rudder is usually pointed fairly straight when in the water, and when I flip the rudder up when I land that would get the 'ducer out of the impact danger zone.)

I'm fairly comfortable with drilling small screw holes in the hull, as I think they'd be reasonably easy to water-proof, I'm less comfortable trying to water-proof big (1"- 2") holes. Small holes in the rudder should be no problem I would think.

Anyway, any thoughts?

Andy

Denis_Ruso · 05-25-2016, 09:39 AM

I considered a similar setup on my kayak, however the biggest drawback is that your transducer will be picking up what you have already passed.

deltadelta · 05-25-2016, 09:44 AM

I had an in hull transducer mount on my Outback but it was old and didn't work well. To fix it I got a suction cup mount and it works great. You just suction it on when you peddle out and take it off before you come back in.

octico · 05-25-2016, 10:13 AM

http://www.instructables.com/id/kaya...nsducer-mount/

acorad · 05-25-2016, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by octico

http://www.instructables.com/id/kaya...nsducer-mount/

Thanks octico, I've never heard of instamorph before, how did you melt it?

Andy

Murray · 05-25-2016, 12:43 PM

I use one of these on my outback.

fishfindermounts.com

acorad · 05-25-2016, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deltadelta

I had an in hull transducer mount on my Outback but it was old and didn't work well. To fix it I got a suction cup mount and it works great. You just suction it on when you peddle out and take it off before you come back in.

That's really cool! What brand did you get?

Andy

YakDout · 05-27-2016, 10:35 AM

I never liked the in hull mount. As there are a few negatives with the ram ball mount, I still preferred it to being inside the yak

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05-25-2016, 09:30 AM	#1
acorad Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Agoura Hills Posts: 166	Stern mount transducer on a Revo? Hi all, I have a Revo 11 and a Dragonfly FF with a transducer that's about 6"-7" long. My Revo does not have a pocket in the bottom to mount the 'ducer inside of, so at first the options I was looking at were mounting inside the hull and shooting thru the plastic, or some kind of over-the-side arm mount. But both of those solutions have their drawbacks and I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way to permanently mount the 'ducer on the outside of the Revo hull such that it's in the water but not in danger of being impacted when landing on the sand. I was thinking it might be mounted on the stern somehow? Maybe even mount it to the rudder? (My thinking was that the rudder is usually pointed fairly straight when in the water, and when I flip the rudder up when I land that would get the 'ducer out of the impact danger zone.) I'm fairly comfortable with drilling small screw holes in the hull, as I think they'd be reasonably easy to water-proof, I'm less comfortable trying to water-proof big (1"- 2") holes. Small holes in the rudder should be no problem I would think. Anyway, any thoughts? Andy

05-25-2016, 09:39 AM	#2
Denis_Ruso Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 571	I considered a similar setup on my kayak, however the biggest drawback is that your transducer will be picking up what you have already passed. __________________ 2018 Hobie Outback 13 I do not fear the storm as it will teach me how to sail my ship.

05-25-2016, 09:44 AM	#3
deltadelta Junior Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: University City Posts: 28	I had an in hull transducer mount on my Outback but it was old and didn't work well. To fix it I got a suction cup mount and it works great. You just suction it on when you peddle out and take it off before you come back in.

05-25-2016, 10:13 AM	#4
octico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: The city of Orange Posts: 1,278	http://www.instructables.com/id/kaya...nsducer-mount/

05-25-2016, 12:43 PM	#6
Murray Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 326	I use one of these on my outback. fishfindermounts.com

05-27-2016, 10:35 AM	#8
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	I never liked the in hull mount. As there are a few negatives with the ram ball mount, I still preferred it to being inside the yak Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk