How to install a transducer on a pontoon boat

Be careful you can run out of transducer cable pretty quick on a pontoon installation. The positive wire will be red and the negative wire will be black.

If you intend to install an outboard then you cant mount the transducer there as there is far too much turbulence.

How to install a transducer on a pontoon boat. How to install a lowrance transducer on a pontoon boat A pontoon is a boat that has a flat bottom and which is placed on floats. It can be simply built by closed cylinders such as pipes or barrels and can be used to support a simple platform creating a raft. Transducer Placement on a Pontoon Boat Lets make sure we are talking about the proper location.

The bracket is not on the top or bottom of the pontoon log. Its at the back of the pontoon log close to the bottom. Think of the back as a dinner plate.

Weld a U shaped aluminim bracket so it does not extend below the pontoon. On the back of pontoon tubes are brackets that are an excellent location for transducers to stay near the monitor. Youll be able to drill holes into the bracket and use those to connect the washer nut and bolt that will hold your transducer in place.

The key is to take it slow and make sure you dont pop the pontoon tube while you do this process. Need to upgrade your pontoon boat. Wondering if you guys had any ideas on how to mount a fishfinder transducer on a pontoon where it wouldnt get knocked off when beaching the boat.

Originally when we purchased the boat the transducer was mounted to the back of a pontoon tube. Unfortunately the mount was one that did not have the flip-up feature found in the newer fishfinder models. If you intend to install an outboard then you cant mount the transducer there as there is far too much turbulence.

It needs to be on the back end of one of the tubes or mounted using some sort of bracket and pole off the deck. Any welding shop in town should be able to weld on a transducer bracket and it wouldnt or shouldnt cost an arm a leg. Installing the transducer Installing a transducer mount is the easy bit.

Simply drill two holes in the bracket and attach your transducer. Use zip ties to connect any loose wire to the pontoon frame. Connect the transducer wire to the back of the depth finder.

Attach the positive and negative connections on the power cable to the boat battery. The positive wire will be red and the negative wire will be black. To the opposite end I used sheet metal screws and a large heavy hose clamp to attach a 1 length of 2 PVC pipe to act as a stabilizer with water flowing thru the tube the whole assembly is less likely to sway.

To the bottom of the other end of the tubing I used another hose clamp to attach the transducer. I decided to mount it on the left side since a smaller transducer was already on the right. Be careful you can run out of transducer cable pretty quick on a pontoon installation.

The boat is covered so Ill get a picture up of the head unit mount at a later date. For now this is the transducer mount. Following is a step by step guideline of how to install a fishfinder on a pontoon boat.

It is a very good news for pontoon sellers that fixing the transducer is very easily such as fixing a monitor searching a place for the pontoon boat. Regarding attachment of a transducer to my pontoon boat. Do you know of a glue or epoxy that would be strong enough to attach to aluminum.

I cant remember the name of it but its in a 2 colored tube. Its a stick and you break off what you need and sqweeze it to mix it. I was launcing my toon and there was a sharp corner on the dock.

I have searched this forum but I dont see a best location to mount a transducer for my new Lowrance Elite 4 DSI fishfinder. I see that most people say to mount the transducer on the bracket that goes around the aerator pump on the left toon at the rear. But I saw where one person has mounted the transducer on the transom.

Wijames wroteI just bought a new Tracker Bass Buggy 16 and want to run two Fish finders but theres a mounting plate on only one pontoon and I understand that two transducers will interfere with each other if mounted togetherHas anyone tried mounting a transducer on the engine pod. By the way I didnt buy a trailer so it would be a lot of. Position the Bracket Tim Barker.

Cut out the supplied template and position it so the arrow at the bottom is aligned with the bottom edge of the transom. Be sure the template is parallel with the waterline then tape it in place. Using a 964-inch bit drill three holes 78-inch deep at the marked locations.

Twin Outboard or IO Transducer Installation - Install your transducer between the two drives port or starboard of the drives should there be room but do not violate the RULES Transducer Distance between keel or chine - Your high speed transducer when using the SternMate system is best located with exceptions from the keel to no greater than 70 outboard either. With the supplied hardware you can install the transducer on the transom of your boat page 2 or on your trolling motor page 3. Assembling the Transducer 1.

Insert the rubber washer and the plastic spacer into the transducer at the same time. Do not add any lubrication to the rubber washer. I have a pontoon boat and want to install a lowrance HDS gen 2 touch with a LSS-2 TRANSDUCER AND A Sonar unit how do I mount it on the pontoons.

Sometimes boat issues seem like theyll be really complicated but end up being easy to fix. The Marine Electronics Specialist Im going to connect you with knows all the tricks.