Side by Side Transducers ??

[Poseidon]

I am thinking of adding another sounder to the boat and moving the existing unit to the bow to use when casting.
Would there be any interference between the 2 sounders if the transducer for the new one was to be mounted beside the existing transducer on the stern ?
Has anyone had success with this side by side approach or is it a definite no no ? Or is it OK if the models are different e.g Lowrance / Humminbird.
Any tips or similar experiences would be appreciated.

Regards Cameron.

[way_out_bush]

I would also be interested as i am thinking about mounting a lowrance and navman both on the transom!

[banshee]

I know if anyone comes within thirty metres of me out at sea and they are running a 200Khz sounder it fritzes my unit up with blue bars all over the screen,might be different if your running units with less power or if you run one with 192 Khz and buy another that runs on 200Khz.

[nofrills]

im running a cannon digi troll and a lowrance X70A and the transducers are side X side with no probs.but i would imagine the khz's would be different.

cheers scott

[The_Guru]

I run two sounders on my boat a x51 and x91. However one is mounted on the bottom of my bowmount electric. The boat is a 4m hornet and I have not had any problems with interference. Don't know what it would be like side by side, if you dont get an answer i could always rip the bow transduer off run it down the back and test it for you.

The bow mounted sounder is awesome and I have found it invaluable when chasing bass. Just be weary that if you and your mate are standing up the front the rear may lift out and you may end up with the transducer out of the water. I find this happended sometimes witht he old sounder even when fishing by myself.

Good luck

Justin

[davo]

I run two sounder also. A Matrix 12 up the front and a Garmin 240 on the transom. I didn't mount the front one on the electric motor, I have a separate bracket so I can troll with it too. I'v have not problem but the boat is 4.8m long. I've used in up to 20m of water but as you get deeper the cone angles of the transducers will mean that they will evenually cross over and cause problems.

[Poseidon]

I guess the frequencies if the same may be an issue, though in the big scheme of things whether the transducers are side by side or say 4 metres apart, could the 4 metres be the difference between interference and no interference?

I might even just give it a go and mount them side by side on the transom to start off with (my preference) and see what happens. If there is an interference with them both running then I will move it to the bottom of the electric motor on the bow.

For those that have mounted a transducer to the bottom of the electric, did you just make up a neat bracket to fix the transducer to and attach the lot with a large hose clamp, if you have some pics it would be appreciated.



Regards Cameron.

[davo]

Think about a front bracket not off the motor because when the motor is retracted the transducer cable can get damaged.

[The_Guru]

I agree with davo about the possiblity of damaging the transducer cables. I have not had any dramas because i have been careful, but if someone does it for you they may not be as careful. I just used the standard lowrance stainless mount for the transom with a big hose clamp and it worked sweet. Also have to be careful with the electric hitting the bank or submerged trees etc, so far have been carful and i guess a bit lucky.

[Poseidon]

This style of bracket would be easy to knock-up and keep the transducer away from the bottom of the electric and hopefully out of harms way a little.