Quick Release Ram Ball Mount for Lowrance Elite 7ti Question

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Got a question for you guys. I finally installed a Lowrance Elite 7ti on my L2 Fish. Running a 12v 10ah Nocqua battery and everything’s on a Yak Attack Cell Bloc.

Yesterday was the first time I tried it out and everything worked really well.

My question is with the quick release ram mount that you just slide into the Lowrance.

Are you supposed to feel or hear it clicking or locking into place. I keep on dislodging or popping the 7ti free really easily and it feels like I’m doing something wrong even though i am pressing the Lowrance into the mount really hard. It just doesn’t really seem to be locking anything into place.

Also wondering if any of you use this Ram connection and how well it holds up in the surf zone when you paddle out.

I’m not sure I really want to connect and disconnect the main unit every time I paddle out or back in. That seems to cause connection issues sometimes. But would hate for a wave to rip the unit free and damage all of the connections permanently.

Couple of pixs from yesterday. Zero fish fishing around the bait barge!