Finally got a sounder

[Aaron H]

Woohoo, smashed everyone in the work footy tipping so $400 for me that the missus doesnt know about;) . Went and bought a Lowrance x 52 sounder for the little tin can to help find those bait and bass schools:woohoo: , Now for the hard part, about to open it up and think about installation:unsure: It can't be that hard can it?

[Plastic Man]

nice work on the footy tipping mate great way to get some play money and congrats on the sounder cant go worng with lowrance i think stu could help you out with the installation side of things all you have to do now is to find a big school of bass and get out the ice jigs

[Brian D]

Mate you should not have told me that cause next time you catch more fish then me she might just find out.:evil:

Good job on the tips.

Intall is easy but read the instructions before you attach it to the boat, not after.

Be careful drilling holes and plug up any mistakes.:ohmy:

What are you gonna use to mount it on. Do not mount it direct to the seat, you might want to put a timber or rubber cushion down. Maybe a bracket on the gunwale?:cheer:

Do you want a hand?

[MichaelJ]

sounds like brian's been planning for this day more than aaron lol

[Aaron H]

Just got the instruction booklet, its pretty thick:unsure: this cant be good

[Rocket75]

If it's like most manuals, you only need to worry about the bits in English, that should cut it down a bit!

[Feral]

Screw the sender unit to a piece of 100x15mm board, use a G clamp to pin it to the back of the boat. Leave mount clamp on sounder unit so it sits on seat, or mount to the top half of a removable rod holder.

Did mine that way to see where I wanted to permenantly mount it, still using it like that, love being able to pull complete unit out of the boat and put it safely in the shed.

[Aaron H]

Hey thats not a bad idea Feral, and Brian get ready for that phone call when i stuff it up and throw it across the garage:laugh:

[Feral]

Here is photo's of mine quickly shoved on the boat!

Transducer mounted on timber, clamped to transome

Unit, with mounting bracket on back so it sits at the right angle on the seat.

[Brian D]

Aaron H wrote:

Just got the instruction booklet, its pretty thick:unsure: this cant be good

Just look at the pictures.

[Brian D]

How long is the transducer leed?

I need a new sounder before Awoonga and I am not sure how long they are. I will need about 5mtrs.