mounting a fish finder to your ATV or Sled

[Lunkerhunter]

Good morning all,

 

just pondering with the idea of mounting my fish finder/gps to my sled for the upcoming ice season. i like the idea of having a fixed screen to view instead of using my little handheld.

 

anyone else out there done this already? any tips/advice?

 

i was wondering what the best way to mount the gps to my sled would be and if any concerns about mounting a bigger unit. I have a HDS 7 I was thinking of using but wasn't sure if it would be too big and i should just go buy a cheaper smaller one. should i just go with a ram mount?

 

I see that lowrance sells a cigarette lighter power plug cable so i would assume that would work fine.

 

any info is greatly appreciated

 

 

 

[manitoubass2]

i just read on gussys fb page about using a small unit on his sled and instantly thought "wow, what a great idea"! even if its just for gps capabilty during a storm

[Tom McCutcheon]

I have the Lowrance lighter adapter on my ATV. I wired a cigarette lighter to the front cargo box with a separate toggle switch/fuse directly to the battery. It has worked great for the last number of years.

 

Johnny Ray mount for the 522 also on the cargo box inside a small insulated cooler bag. The GPS zips up inside the cooler bag after I have reached my destination on the ice. I only use the 522 on full size Mapping screen during the winter.

Edited November 24, 2014 by Tom McCutcheon

[Terry]

I have a handheld garmin I have mounted on my skidoo and ATV. But between the size of the screen and the vibrations running across the ice it is hard to stay focused on it and drive too. Now I have my hds5. A nice big screen and if my fish finder craps out I have it as a backup

[floater]

_{How did you mount your HDS 5? I'm in the same boat, ski doo, and would like to either mount my HDS 7 or get a 5, just for the gps and maps.}

[Terry]

scotty make a good mount for the handle bars

or you can run a piece of metal between the 2 handle bars and mount it there

[floater]

I will try the metal. Looking for something stronger than a Ram ball mount that shakes all over the place. Thanks

[irishfield]

See if you have some dinosaur in the family that has a 1985 Motorola vehicle mount cell phone! It came with a perfect metal to metal, swivelling mount. Don't ask how I know... and no you can't have mine! lol