Post by philpot on Nov 22, 2014 18:06:22 GMT
Now that the anchor hub is sorted, I needed to fit the fish finder and transducer. On a kayak fitting a transducer is a piece of cake but on a sib it takes a little more thought. I had a spare scupper transducer but not a normal transom mounted model and as I did not want to pay £65 for a new one, I decided to design a mount for the transom of the SIB. A friend over on the North Wales Site had made a mount that gave me the basis for my idea.
A couple of years ago, I bought a pair of Tarpon rails for a project which got changed so were spare. This would give me a vertical mount offering the ability to adjust position of the transducer and remove it when not in use. I also had a few thumb screw locks from my old Manta Ray kayak which with a bit of sanding down would fit the rails-------------the plan slowly comes together.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2936_zps5c1b1277.jpg)
Now I needed to fix the scupper mounted transducer to a piece of aluminium angle which in turn could clamp to the track. A little shaping and a quick spray of black paint made it look just about right.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2937_zps10448795.jpg)
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2938_zps33f07c4e.jpg)
The best glue / fixative I have ever used is Sikaflex so a liberal daubing onto the ali angle will give me a sound base.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2941_zps2e506173.jpg)
I left the Sikaflex to cure overnight. The track was cut down and touched up on the edges with black spray and then mounted on the transom of the SIB
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2946_zpsc76c9c11.jpg)
The last part of this aspect of the installation was to finish off the transducer with a few tie straps and a few generous winds of black insulating tape to offer a clean finish.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2947_zps5cbe225d.jpg)
I wanted flexibility in positioning the fish finder head unit so making use of some plastic sheet I had in the garage ( it is amazing what bits and pieces I find in the garage ) I was able to produce a good base to sit on one of the bench seats in the SIB. Again using kayak fittings, I made a quick and easy base that would be easy to site on whichever seat I wanted.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2943_zps9ff98f03.jpg)
The whole unit is held in place with hand whipped bungy chord under the seat and onto the base plinth.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2944_zpsd300bdd8.jpg)
The battery will sit in a waterproof bag in the seat bag under the seat out of the way.
Now for Alan and Phil, I do have some Tarpon track spare if you need some boys.
Phil
A couple of years ago, I bought a pair of Tarpon rails for a project which got changed so were spare. This would give me a vertical mount offering the ability to adjust position of the transducer and remove it when not in use. I also had a few thumb screw locks from my old Manta Ray kayak which with a bit of sanding down would fit the rails-------------the plan slowly comes together.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2936_zps5c1b1277.jpg)
Now I needed to fix the scupper mounted transducer to a piece of aluminium angle which in turn could clamp to the track. A little shaping and a quick spray of black paint made it look just about right.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2937_zps10448795.jpg)
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2938_zps33f07c4e.jpg)
The best glue / fixative I have ever used is Sikaflex so a liberal daubing onto the ali angle will give me a sound base.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2941_zps2e506173.jpg)
I left the Sikaflex to cure overnight. The track was cut down and touched up on the edges with black spray and then mounted on the transom of the SIB
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2946_zpsc76c9c11.jpg)
The last part of this aspect of the installation was to finish off the transducer with a few tie straps and a few generous winds of black insulating tape to offer a clean finish.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2947_zps5cbe225d.jpg)
I wanted flexibility in positioning the fish finder head unit so making use of some plastic sheet I had in the garage ( it is amazing what bits and pieces I find in the garage ) I was able to produce a good base to sit on one of the bench seats in the SIB. Again using kayak fittings, I made a quick and easy base that would be easy to site on whichever seat I wanted.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2943_zps9ff98f03.jpg)
The whole unit is held in place with hand whipped bungy chord under the seat and onto the base plinth.
![](http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa364/roberts2610/DSCF2944_zpsd300bdd8.jpg)
The battery will sit in a waterproof bag in the seat bag under the seat out of the way.
Now for Alan and Phil, I do have some Tarpon track spare if you need some boys.
Phil