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JJDTodd
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Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2015 12:41 pm Posts: 48
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 Prodrive Transducer Mount
Just looking for a couple of ideas of how some people might have mounted their transducers on the back of their Prodrive Hunt decks. I am thinking possibly getting something mad like prodigy uses that is adjustable.
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Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:43 pm |
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lastchance
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:56 pm Posts: 1646 Location: Chauvin
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Fri Sep 16, 2016 6:53 pm |
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lastchance
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:56 pm Posts: 1646 Location: Chauvin
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lastchance
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:56 pm Posts: 1646 Location: Chauvin
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lastchance
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:56 pm Posts: 1646 Location: Chauvin
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rob_E
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 12:03 pm Posts: 1763 Location: Prairieville, LA
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 Prodrive Transducer Mount
Check out the Vexilar Alumaducer.
I have one and it works fine.
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JLACOUR
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4915 Location: Lake Jackson, TX
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 Re: Prodrive Transducer Mount
Don't get the slide mount like I have. I hate it
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Fri Sep 16, 2016 9:13 pm |
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JJDTodd
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Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2015 12:41 pm Posts: 48
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JLACOUR
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4915 Location: Lake Jackson, TX
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 Re: Prodrive Transducer Mount
It's a pain to lower and raise but mostly if you hit something or forget to put it back up, it's not very forgiving.
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JLACOUR
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4915 Location: Lake Jackson, TX
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 Re: Prodrive Transducer Mount
I would talk to someone that has the ram mount which is an aluminum rod the connects to the transducer (kayak mount). Just not sure at what speed they start to kick out if the water. I'll go that route next time because when I'm using the side imaging, you do go very fast anyway. I also like setxlongtail's setup. If I remember right he used a piece of PVC in his spud pole mount. If you left that one down and broke it, its cheap to fix.
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SETx Longtail
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Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:53 pm Posts: 3480 Location: Hardin County, Tx
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Here ya have it, I have less than $10 in the whole rig including the stick of plastic conduit from the hardware store. Plain ol PVC would have done fine too. viewtopic.php?f=4&t=66327&hilit=+Transducer
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1chance
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Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:10 pm Posts: 55 Location: Kentucky lake-big bear highway
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I have a stern saver epoxy mount. Sand to bare metal the rough it up with 60 grit and follow directions. Been on my boat 6-7 months without issue.
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4Cody4
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Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 am Posts: 2530 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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 Re: Prodrive Transducer Mount
The kayak ram mount starts kicking out around 12 mph and not giving you a reading. I added another ram mount to the back to make the kayak mount more rigid and it works good now.
It's nice and it's clean, but doing it again I'd epoxy on or bolt on one of those white pucks to mount my transducer to.
I'll post pics next time I'm in the shop.
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Delta1389
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Joined: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:24 pm Posts: 310 Location: Morgan City, LA
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 Re: Prodrive Transducer Mount
I have the ram transducer mount and it won't stay in past a fast idle. If you go to get on step it raises up. Other than that I like it. I do t have a hunt deck though so it's just a staight line down to the water and that gives it a good pivot point to turn on.
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SETx Longtail
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Joined: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:53 pm Posts: 3480 Location: Hardin County, Tx
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Mine reads well at wide open speeds and you can also pull the pin out and turn the transducer around and view different angles. Pretty handy. That was my main concern with the Ram mount, coming out of the water at speed.
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4Cody4
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Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 am Posts: 2530 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Mcbrad954
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Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:37 pm Posts: 10
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 Re: Prodrive Transducer Mount
Newbie question....What are the reasons behind mounting them this way?......
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Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:16 pm |
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flint87
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Mcbrad954
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4Cody4
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Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 am Posts: 2530 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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It's so they are easy to remove and so they will give a bit instead of breaking if you hit something. These boats are obviously used in shallow water and we'd rather not have them on or have them getting broken constantly.
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Sat Sep 24, 2016 7:19 pm |
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Mcbrad954
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Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:37 pm Posts: 10
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Sat Sep 24, 2016 7:27 pm |
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4Cody4
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Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 am Posts: 2530 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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If you mount it too high it won't give you a reading when the boat is running on plane.
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