How to mount a fishfinder transducer on a Honwave t38 ?

[jellyworm]

Hi everyone, I've been reading this forum for a good while and have taken the plunge and ordered a t38 package. With the air deck trim tabs, has anyone mounted a fish finder transducer to the transom ? What set up have you used.

Cheers,

Dave.

[beerbelly]

I have a 3.2 airdeck honwave and I usualy sit on the floor behind the seat and I am going to mount my garmin on the seat itself with quick removable set up .I find the seat is to far forward and have to use a tiller extension which is ok on flat water but out at sea feel more in control sat next to the transom and if its choppy I can hold the seat with my free hand.
sorry just re read your post your asking about the transducer not the main unit. must wake up before posting

[apshutt]

Very interesting though Beerbelly

[kaman]

Honwave make launch wheels that mount to the transom and go around the inflatable tabs at the rear of the transom.
If you have / or are going to buy a set of these I would get a fabrication shop to make you a metal bracket from stainless steel that is able to fit into the launch wheel transom mounting bracket. This would have a vertical metal plate at the end of it to which you could mount your transducer on.
Both transducer and launch wheel would be fully interchangeable.
I know the t38 is a heavy unit and I most certainly would want launch wheels.
Hope this makes

[kaman]

A few pics of launch wheels. Imagine the metal leg cut off at the rear of the trim tab with a stainless steel plate welded in an upright position parallel with the upright angle of the transom.

[jellyworm]

I ve got those wheels coming with the package. I m not so sure that there won't be a lot of flex from a transducer mounted the way you suggest. Is it something you have tried and tested ?

I ve been looking at the heavy duty suction cup mounts and trying to work out a way of mounting one on the top of the trim tab and then dropping the tranny down from the end of the tab somehow. Something along these lines but with a 90 degree drop down bar to mount the actual transducer head to:

[A1an]

My pal fabricated this setup for his Dory. Lower it when you need it and have it up the rest of the time for launching/landing.

[cantona]

Good idea about using the wheel mounting tube, when the wheels are in the at sea position, upside down, maybe a couple of stainless jubilee clips and a suitable bracket and the job is done?

Cantona

[kaman]

Hi Jellyworm.
I've no experience of my earlier mentioned suggestion but from personal knowledge of the Honwave wheels you have ordered - a decent grade Stainless steel tube ain't gonna flex much with a small transducer mounted to it.
The brackets are designed to take the weight of the sib and a 60kg outboard.

With the best will in the world ....... forget the suction cup idea.
It won't work.
The transducer will constantly detach from the tab.
I am speaking from experience on this one.

Another suggestion would be to get some pressure treated wood.
Fashion it together in a L angled shape.
Have it vertical running vertically down the transom and have the horizontal hover horizontally over the trim tab so as not to chaff.
Paint it with bomb proof flow coat glass resin paint to match the Honwave transom and protect it from the salt water.
Use a G clamp to clamp it to the transom.
You can play around with the mounting position as well due to it not being screwed onto the transom.
Cheap and cheerful and removable.

I've scribbled a rough drawing.

Good luck with whatever idea you go with.

[jellyworm]

Cheers Kaman I'm liking that idea . I ve got some spare carbon fibre cloth and plenty of epoxy from a previous project so some marine ply covered in the cloth and epoxy will keep it light and strong.

I'll post the prototype up once I ve knocked it together.

Cheers for the tips and taking time to post the drawing.

Dave.

[kaman]

Your most welcome.
Look forward to seeing the finished item.

[stray]

This looks like it will solve the problem;



Transducer Bracket - With 5 | Fishing Tackle | The Tackle Shop


Just angle it into the water over the trim tab.

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by stray

This looks like it will solve the problem;



Transducer Bracket - With 5 | Fishing Tackle | The Tackle Shop


Just angle it into the water over the trim tab.

cheers stray just ordered one

[esoxuk]

How about fixing one of these railblaza straps to the tube behind the transom RECEIVER FOR FLOAT TUBE PIKE N' BASS
then using other railblaza attachments fix the transom to that.
Scotty do a similar item as well that may be more secure as you can use a locking base BASE DE FIXATION A SANGLE SCOTTY POUR FLOAT TUBE
I've bought quite a bit of gear from Pecheur and always had prompt no hassle delivery.
Phil

[Ronaldj]

I have my transducer mounted to tube with the suction mount.
So far I have not had any trouble with it.

[philpot]

Hi Jellyworm, I am not too far away from you, just the other side of the Humber bridge. I had the 3.8 but sold it as it was too heavy for me on my own but did look into the transducer mount.
I think the arm needs to be as short as possible to reduce vibration or to use a heavier gauge of material to aid this issue. The wooden bracket idea is a good base to build on although I would be tempted to use a length of aluminium angle mounted on the transom with a heavy weight nylon cutting board, 12mm thickness shaped out to offer strength but at the same time very little resistance in the water.
Hmmm, not so easy to explain this and no photo to add. Imagine something like a rudder with the transducer fastened to the bottom of the blade.
Hope that helps, not so sure it does.

Phil

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by beerbelly

cheers stray just ordered one

and it turned up yesterday blimey that's quick service looks like it will do the job fine

[Ian M]

I keep seeing this thread title in my Recent Discussions, where it does not get as far as 'transducer', and then I wonder, what sort of pervert......