Sounder for inflatable

[kingtin]

Just bought a sevylor Colorado and am thinking of ways to kit it out.

First up the sounder..................I was looking at portables, mainly to avoid the need for a hefty battery in there so has anyone got any tips on transducer mounting on inflatables or on the portables?

I looked at the humminbird buddy and thought, as it's a two seater that will mainly only carry me, I could mount a board to clamp the buddy onto, although I'm not too keen on the idea. Also (I'm dead thick where electrics are concerned) if I don't go the portable route, am I correct in thinking two 6V lantern batteries can be used to power the non-portable ones?

I'd be grateful for any advice or tips on your setups.

kev

[choppa]

Hey,,, Kev,,, i was going to call into your place a few weeks back and pinch a coffee,,,

answer to your query,,, i dunno,,, but if you need a sounder/transducer thingy with cable,,, i've got a couple in the shed doing nothing (not portable ones,,, normal ones),,, so i want bikkies with me coffee

choppa

[kingtin]

Hey,,, Kev,,, i was going to call into your place a few weeks back and pinch a coffee,,,

answer to your query,,, i dunno,,, but if you need a sounder/transducer thingy with cable,,, i've got a couple in the shed doing nothing (not portable ones,,, normal ones),,, so i want bikkies with me coffee


choppa

Thanks choppa. I'll have to figure out battery problems first. Don't want a heavy battery in the yak.

Long time no hear/see. I've been off the forum for a while. Have you still got the batmobile? Call in any time mate..............I'm in most of the time tending to fishroom.

kev

[choppa]

batmobile is gone mate,,, updated to something a bit bigger and a "key start",,, and no,, its white with no wings,,,lol,,

i'll pm my mobile to ya,,, the only (real) reason i didn't call in was i wasnt exactly sure on the address/ no boat could be seen,,, pm me yours back and i'll give ya a call when im next down your way

[cobiaman]

Mate, u could always use a little motorbike battery, really small and light

[Gigantor]

Some of the humminbird portable sounders simply use AA batteries, which sit in a bay under the sounder head. Thus reducing the need to have big external batteries. I had one of these in the old Rosco canoe. The sounder came with a transducer which attached via a suction-cup, which worked great.

Pete

[kingtin]

Some of the humminbird portable sounders simply use AA batteries, which sit in a bay under the sounder head. Thus reducing the need to have big external batteries. I had one of these in the old Rosco canoe. The sounder came with a transducer which attached via a suction-cup, which worked great.

Pete

Thanks Pete. I looked at those but I'm not too sure that they'd shoot through an inflatable floor?