First off a big thanks to JP for this forum!!!

Ok, here is the first question:

How do you go about installing a fish finder in a sit on top kayak?? My husband & I both have Cobra Fish n Dives.

Thanks,
Nan

I installed a Cuda 168 ($89.95 from Galyans) on my Ride using the "shoot through" mount, i.e. the sensor is epoxy glued inside the hull. Works great! I power it with a rechargable 12V deer feeder battery from Academy ($14.95). For recharging I picked up a little charger from Academy as well $12.95). It must not draw much since I have yet to run the battery down on a trip up to 6hr. I secured the battery inside the hull in an old binoculars case suspended inside. I can't believe how well it works shooting through the hull, but since they are built to shoot through fibreglass, shooting through a thin sheet of polyethelene is a breeze.

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Will
Gig 'Em Ags '79 '81

Hey I'm excited about this forum.
I bought a tandam not too long ago and have been out with the family on it a few times. I will buy a solo kayak soon and look forward to hearing about what everyone like and dislikes about thier kayak models.

Will, where did you mount the screen , flush or on a stand?

Thanks in advance
Paul

Mounted it on its stand - the Ride has a real handy place for it just in front of the footrests.

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Will
Gig 'Em Ags '79 '81

I'm just checking this page out for the first time, but one of the guys on the float tube page has made a graph holder I'm very impressed with! I think he's fishman5 over there. I have a hard time keeping real names and handles straight!

He used 1 1/2 inch PVC. Basically it's an upside down L. The top section has a small piece of wood on it and the graph is mounted to that. There is a end-cap installed on this top section of PVC. Remove the cap, and he's got a holder that uses D Cell (if I recall correctly) batteries and converts to 12-Volts. There batteries all fit inside the PVC in this top section. Then, a L-Bend section is used and the down-tube goes from there.

The transducer is screwed into the down-shoot section of PVC, just as if you were mounting to a transom.

This makes the entire unit self-contained! No wires going from unit to boat, or from unit to battery. Lift if off the boat, and it's all in one piece. Very nifty design.

Kelly

[This message has been edited by Kelly Denham (edited 05-08-2003).]