Wymen Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Hey Guys, Just wondering if any of you have made a "boat mounted" fish finder /w a transom mount transducer portable? I'm figuring get a 12v gel battery for power. A heavy duty suction cup for the transducer mount. Some sort of wood frame to mount the battery and unit to. Am I missing something? Wymen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Quite a few guys here have rigged up a plastic toolbox to use a unit on the ice. A search may turn up what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 about 20 times I used suction cups on small slow boats but for bigger faster boats, a hockey stick with the transducer on the one end and a clamp on the other end works much better and you pickerel paul it ...I mean clamp-et ...clamp it..there that's it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Any fishfinder (sonar unit) can be made portable, a 12 volt power supply, containment box of your choice and a transducer/bracket mounted to a piece of hardwood fastened with with a c-clamp to the transom (better than any suction cup) will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 I bought the portable softcase kit for my Humminbird 747c for ice fishing. I've also used it for flyin trips as well. The kit comes with everything you need (case, battery, recharger also the suction cup mounts).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 (edited) I used my LMS-350 in an improvised portable setup for years when guiding on Great Bear. The transducer and speed&temp guage were attached to a piece of 3/4" oak flooring and the gps antenna to a portable clamp mount while the lcd and battery were housed in a portable box of my own making. I used it like this for 15 years. I used a bungee cord between the head unit and battery compartment wrapped around the bench seat to keep it from moving around. FYI Suction cups SUCK!!!!! Use a slab of wood and a C clamp. Edited June 3, 2011 by DRIFTER_016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adempsey Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 I haven't done it myself, but seen many. People used toolboxes or ammo boxes for the case. Forget the suction cup for sure, real pain. Piece of wood and a C-clamp is far superior. I purchased a portable sonar and tossed the suction cup after a few trips. To replace it I purchased one of those metal transducer mounts that you clamp on instead. They are pretty horrible too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgraham Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 You can't beat the hockey stick and clamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 milk carton, plywood, 2 hinges and a battery and you are done for the case and base for unit. wood and C clamp is the best way for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsman Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Here's how I did it. On it's 4th fishfinder now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymen Posted June 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Nice.. Maybe I won't have to wait until Humminbird releases a portable sonar with down imaging in color... This just opens up a lot of options.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jediangler Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 I used a foodsaver container and 8AA batteries for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GYPSY400 Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'm in the toolbox club as well.. Using a humminbird 765 widescreen inside a cheap Canadian tire 16" plastic toolbox.. Also mounted a trailer breakaway battery from princess auto in there for power supply. I then went one step further and installed a cigarette lighter so I can plug in my gps and use the fishfinder battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappn Posted August 11, 2011 Report Share Posted August 11, 2011 about 20 times I used suction cups on small slow boats but for bigger faster boats, a hockey stick with the transducer on the one end and a clamp on the other end works much better and you pickerel paul it ...I mean clamp-et ...clamp it..there that's it I use the exact same setup on my Tin boat. Hockey stick and clamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Portable softcase for my 747c Humminbird... It's awesome on the ice! Although the colour screen eats through a fully charged 7A gel battery in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 I did this a few years back and it still works great for ice fishing I don't have the transducer mounted on the box that did not work as I wanted it to. I have foam inside to insulate the battery and also keep the GPS from getting banged around when on the quad or in the truck heading out fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted August 12, 2011 Report Share Posted August 12, 2011 Very nice mike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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