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05-05-2013, 11:53 PM | #1 |
Junior
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Van Nuys CA
Posts: 26
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Malibu stealth fish finder install
Looking for some ideas on how and where to mount up a fish finder on the malibu stealth.
Going to be getting a new one after I sell my ocean kayak. Thinking I might get the lowrance hds5. Would like to see some pics of how you have yours mounted. Not really a fan of the Xwing so I'm looking for other options. |
05-06-2013, 04:21 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: East County
Posts: 914
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Don't know about where to mount the fish finder but I recently installed one on my T-13. I used electrical putty for the transducer (less than $2 at home dept.) the putty worked great with no problems in clarity. Easy to use, can take off and use again easily if you want to move the transducer to a new position. Liked it better than goop.
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05-06-2013, 05:47 PM | #3 |
MAYNEE-YAK
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: So Cal
Posts: 533
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measure twice. drill once.
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05-06-2013, 08:57 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: San Diego
Posts: 137
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Mine is mounted just forward of the bait tank. The only issue with this spot is that at the end of the day when I stow everything in the forward hatch, I have to crawl over the mounting bracket. The transducer is gooped in the center of the hull. Wires come through the hull just forward of the mounting bracket.
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05-07-2013, 08:22 PM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 123
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Mine is the same. The mount is directly in behind the bait tank switch with the transducer gooped to the inside of the hull. Because the moniter is on a ram mount I just rotate it on the ball joint so it isnt in the way when I am reaching into the front hatch.
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05-08-2013, 07:39 AM | #6 |
Junior
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Osan, South Korea
Posts: 6
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Malibu Transducer ready kayaks
If you are going to buy a new Malibu Kayak they now come with a transducer ready spot underneath the back of the kayak.
Here is the link for it: http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ibu+transducer The only bad thing is that they do not fit the Lowerance HDS 5. For the mount I would recommend a ram mount so you do not have a mount stick up 8 inches off your kayak. |
05-08-2013, 07:51 AM | #7 | |
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 2,385
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Quote:
http://http://www.yak-gear.com/shop/...ilblaza?page=2 Here's Railblaza's sight http://http://www.railblaza.com/ Some pretty cool options here.
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