Comments on: Inquiry About a Fish Finder for a Kayak http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/28/inquiry-about-a-fish-finder-for-a-kayak/ The World's Best Fishing Kayaks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:18:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jack Walker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/28/inquiry-about-a-fish-finder-for-a-kayak/#comment-2574 Jack Walker Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:01:42 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=324#comment-2574 Rox, Thanks for all the info on the fishfinder hookup. I think some close up shots will help. The picture I saw in the outfitting section was from a distance and I couldn't make it out. I did order the UB1280 battery and a Universal 12V 1000ma charger. I ordered them on the web from Powerhouse Battery. Can't wait to get them and get all hooked up. I'll be taking my W to Marathon Key for the month of January. Thanks again, Jack Rox,
Thanks for all the info on the fishfinder hookup. I think some close up shots will help. The picture I saw in the outfitting section was from a distance and I couldn’t make it out. I did order the UB1280 battery and a Universal 12V 1000ma charger. I ordered them on the web from Powerhouse Battery. Can’t wait to get them and get all hooked up. I’ll be taking my W to Marathon Key for the month of January.
Thanks again,
Jack

]]> By: Rox http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/28/inquiry-about-a-fish-finder-for-a-kayak/#comment-2567 Rox Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:47:47 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=324#comment-2567 Hi Jack, If you look back on the outfitting part of the blog, you will see the set up I used. A piece of angled alum, attached to a rod holder, you can even use a c-clamp. Then just measure how long the angled aluminum piece needs to be, and cut it, add a flat piece of metal screw it on and mount your transducer to it. I'll get some close up shots of the material I used. You want your transducer to be almost to the bottom of the pontoon. But just a hair higher, this way if you beach it and forget to lift the transducer arm out of the water, you won't damage it. The battery kit I got came from Cabela's came with it's own charger. I think it's $29.99, worth every penny! You charge it up for 15 hours. It will last almost the whole season before it needs to be recharged. Hope this helps Rox Hi Jack,

If you look back on the outfitting part of the blog, you will see the set up
I used.
A piece of angled alum, attached to a rod holder, you can even use a c-clamp.
Then just measure how long the angled aluminum piece needs to be, and cut it, add a flat piece of metal screw it on and mount your transducer to it.
I’ll get some close up shots of the material I used.
You want your transducer to be almost to the bottom of the pontoon.
But just a hair higher, this way if you beach it and forget to lift the transducer arm out of the water, you won’t damage it.

The battery kit I got came from Cabela’s came with it’s own charger.
I think it’s $29.99, worth every penny!
You charge it up for 15 hours.
It will last almost the whole season before it needs to be recharged.

Hope this helps
Rox

]]> By: Jack Walker http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/28/inquiry-about-a-fish-finder-for-a-kayak/#comment-2565 Jack Walker Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:14:08 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=324#comment-2565 Rox, I finally bought a GPS/fishfinder (Hummingbird 363). I bought it with a transom mount transducer. Do you have any pictures of your transducer mounting and W hookup? What kind of charger did you buy for it? Thanks again for your help! Jack Rox,
I finally bought a GPS/fishfinder (Hummingbird 363). I bought it with a transom mount transducer. Do you have any pictures of your transducer mounting and W hookup? What kind of charger did you buy for it?
Thanks again for your help!
Jack

]]> By: Rox http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/28/inquiry-about-a-fish-finder-for-a-kayak/#comment-1943 Rox Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:35 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=324#comment-1943 pasojack, I use a UB1280 universal battery from cabelas, 12volt, 8Ah, non-spillable sealed lead acid battery. You can get the set up with the charger, I did just that. Battery has never run completely down, even after 6 days of use. I highly recommend it I use a small soft sided cooler to carry my sonar/wires, battery in. Then when I put my Fishfinder on the W, I just put the battery in the soft sided cooler, hook up the wires up, with a 1amp fuse, on the red wire, (very important) and put it down in the hulls to keep it dry and out of the way. :) Tight Lines All Rox pasojack,

I use a UB1280 universal battery from cabelas, 12volt, 8Ah,
non-spillable sealed lead acid battery.
You can get the set up with the charger, I did just that.
Battery has never run completely down, even after 6 days of use.
I highly recommend it

I use a small soft sided cooler to carry my sonar/wires, battery in.
Then when I put my Fishfinder on the W, I just put the battery in the soft sided cooler, hook up the wires up, with a 1amp fuse, on the red wire, (very important) and put it down in the hulls to keep it dry and out of the way. :)

Tight Lines All
Rox

]]> By: pasojack http://wavewalk.com/blog/2009/07/28/inquiry-about-a-fish-finder-for-a-kayak/#comment-1942 pasojack Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:09:23 +0000 http://wavewalk.com/blog/?p=324#comment-1942 Rox, I take it from your mounting description you have the transom transducer. What type of battery system do you use? Please send pictures. Thanks for the info, Jack Rox,
I take it from your mounting description you have the transom transducer. What type of battery system do you use? Please send pictures.
Thanks for the info,
Jack

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