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Old 05-05-2013, 11:53 PM   #1
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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.
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Old 05-06-2013, 04:21 PM   #2
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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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Old 05-06-2013, 05:47 PM   #3
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Old 05-06-2013, 08:57 PM   #4
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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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Old 05-07-2013, 08:22 PM   #5
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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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Old 05-08-2013, 07:39 AM   #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.
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Old 05-08-2013, 07:51 AM   #7
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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.
Check out Yak-Gears Railblaza mounting systems.
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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