fishfinder help

[ronniek524]

It might be a stupid question, but I was wondering if I could use a boat sonar/ fishfinder as a portable unit. I just haven't found one that caugth my eyes, but the Lowrance 510c... I am planning to use it on the rental aluminium boats.

I think all i need is a power battery+ tranducer (sucking cup)... ist that all?

Thnx in advance

[lalo56]

It might be a stupid question, but I was wondering if I could use a boat sonar/ fishfinder as a portable unit. I just haven't found one that caugth my eyes, but the Lowrance 510c... I am planning to use it on the rental aluminium boats.

I think all i need is a power battery+ tranducer (sucking cup)... ist that all?

Thnx in advance

I have the hummingbird one .I forogot the model but it comes in a bag. Battery is in the lower back part of the bag and transducer on top with a suction cup. Works really good. Works good, i would recommend it.

[JENSEN500]

Used to use them in that application all of the time. They used to have a suction cup mount you could buy that would plug into the graph.only concern is keeping the transducer perfectly straight down to get accurate readings.

Good luck.

[lalo56]

Okay, now i remember. I have the hummingbird 575 portable fishfinder.

[lurk 182]

yeah, i take mine off my boat when i go rental style. you just bring the screen and the transducer. mine didn't come with a suction cup transducer, only the one that permanently attaches to the transom. i had to make a rig where i can mount the transducer into a little cut i made in a 2x4 and then i use a C-clamp to make sure the 2x4 stays clipped to the transom.

[annex138]

I have a hummingbird 110. It takes AA and the transducer and moniter are one section. The mount that comes with it is kind of cheap but it works good and has a good amount of options for a $120 portable fish finder. Cool thing about it is you can use it on just about anything from a tube to a dock. The 110 is the base line model. The higher end models have side scan and other stuff

[JENSEN500]

just saw a bracket at bass pro (i think) that you mount the graph and the transducer to then it attaches to the back of an aluminum boat.

ill try to find it tomorrow and post a link.

hope this will help,jeff

[JENSEN500]

here you go

bass pro. $49.99

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_10200397_250003000_250000000_250003000_250-3-0