Has anyound installed a Humminbird HDSI transducer?

[BrokeLoser]

Its a pretty large ducer and it won't fit where my old Di ducer did for a shoot-through application.

Pro Angler 14

[TJones]

Of transducer. I had an 898 si . It had a very big transducer . I mounted multiple ways . In hull , mad frog , I even glued it to bottom of yak which was the best way . Although this created transportation issues . I finally gave up and sold unit . This transducer is similar to lss2 . It needs to be in water and a free line of sight for side imaging to work . Hope this helps some .

[BrokeLoser]

Of transducer. I had an 898 si . It had a very big transducer . I mounted multiple ways . In hull , mad frog , I even glued it to bottom of yak which was the best way . Although this created transportation issues . I finally gave up and sold unit . This transducer is similar to lss2 . It needs to be in water and a free line of sight for side imaging to work . Hope this helps some .

I'll post pics when I get home. This is the HdSi ducer for a 999. I thought I read on here somewhere that someone installed one in the hull at the front of the bow and was reporting good results. I couldn't find it in a search...Hmmm
Thanks for the help

[TJones]

Same transducer . What I would recommend is checking out the deployable arm from ram . You can see videos on you tube if you google LSS 2 on pro angler . Ram makes a mount that Can clamp to back handle of PA . This will put the transducer in water below the hull line of kayak . The only negative of this type of mount , Is that it creates drag . Also debris such as kelp could get hung on to it . Great unit , but not really suited for kayaks . Of course PA is borderline of a small boat .

[TJones]

I'll post pics when I get home. This is the HdSi ducer for a 999. I thought I read on here somewhere that someone installed one in the hull at the front of the bow and was reporting good results. I couldn't find it in a search...Hmmm
Thanks for the help

On deployable arm ? The head unit is very powerful , probably the only one decent other than the higher models . Side imaging and down imaging will be negated if the transducer is not directly in water . Hope this info held .

[TJones]

Maybe modifying this mount to accomidate hummingbird transducer .

[TJones]

A 1 inch ball that has a u bolt to attach directly to back bar of PA .

[BrokeLoser]

Same transducer . What I would recommend is checking out the deployable arm from ram . You can see videos on you tube if you google LSS 2 on pro angler . Ram makes a mount that Can clamp to back handle of PA . This will put the transducer in water below the hull line of kayak . The only negative of this type of mount , Is that it creates drag . Also debris such as kelp could get hung on to it . Great unit , but not really suited for kayaks . Of course PA is borderline of a small boat .

Man, I'm such an idiot. The other thread I thought I saw here I actually started here: http://www.hobiecat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=54051
There is guy there saying that the Si works while mounted as a shoot through...Did you ever try yours as a shoot through?
I'd really like to avoid mounting anything on the outside of the yak; if it won't work I'll just mount my Di ducer shoot through and use my 959 on the PA.

Thanks again

[TJones]

Wet , dry , you name . It has to be in water . Side imaging shoots a razor thin beam and it has to be free from any obstructions . I personally did not like hanging anything over kayak myself .That's when I glued it to bottom of revolution . There was a recessed spot on bottom that worked well. I had to be careful when loading and unloading kayak . It was not exactly level either , which is not recommended . At that point I had enough , and I grabbed a lowrance ready hobie . I have been using lowrance since then , and have not looked back . That unit is B A though. Blows away any of the seven or five series units. Good luck .

[TJones]

Man, I'm such an idiot. The other thread I thought I saw here I actually started here: http://www.hobiecat.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=54051
There is guy there saying that the Si works while mounted as a shoot through...Did you ever try yours as a shoot through?
I'd really like to avoid mounting anything on the outside of the yak; if it won't work I'll just mount my Di ducer shoot through and use my 959 on the PA.

Thanks again

Of someone saying they did a shoot through and everything worked great . What a load of b.s. .

[fishingfiend]

I'm with TJones, I also call BS that it worked through the hull. I did a lot of testing before settling on this setup. The transducer needs be almost fully exposed to work properly.

http://fishingfiend.smugmug.com/KayakFishing/PA12-Install-FishFinder/i-Sfj6cgj/0/L/DSC_3962-L.jpg