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[QUOTE]4amuskie - 5/5/2012  8:25 AM

[QUOTE]Esox1850 - 5/2/2012  11:58 AM

I just finished mounting mine on an 05 620.  I couldn't mount under the step, didn't have clear soundings horizontially, the bottom of the hull angles downward as you leave the centerline of the boat.  I temporarily mounted mine in several places, I removed my temp/speed sensor which is just above the step and mounted it there and on 3 places on my jackplate.  My problem was trying to get a good signal to the port side while my kicker was down.  Every place I tried I had interference.  I had the best signal below the jackplate, just before the step starts.  In every position I tried, couldn't get a signal over 6mph.

Walleyecentral has a Ton of info on mounting these things on various rigs. I'd check there..[/QUOTE]Heres a tip for this situation that worked for me.  I heard this from someone else so I did it and it works perfect.  Make a bracket out of thick aluminum and bend it to form an L.  This bracket will be the same length and width as the bracket supplied by Lowrance.  Attach this bracket to the underside of the step on your ranger.  Now use the supplied Lowrance bracket in the L configuration and attach to your homemade L bracket.  These brackets will look like a U now.  This assembly will lower the transducer in the step so it does not interfere with those wings on either side of the step.  Your bracket will be adjustable to so you can fine tune the transducer.  Does a great job of gettting the transducer out of the way and you dont have that 10" monster sticking out the back of the boat.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 5/5/2012 8:25 AM (#558002 - in reply to #557382)
Subject: Re: StructureScan transducer mount

Esox1850 - 5/2/2012 11:58 AM

I just finished mounting mine on an 05 620. I couldn't mount under the step, didn't have clear soundings horizontially, the bottom of the hull angles downward as you leave the centerline of the boat. I temporarily mounted mine in several places, I removed my temp/speed sensor which is just above the step and mounted it there and on 3 places on my jackplate. My problem was trying to get a good signal to the port side while my kicker was down. Every place I tried I had interference. I had the best signal below the jackplate, just before the step starts. In every position I tried, couldn't get a signal over 6mph.

Walleyecentral has a Ton of info on mounting these things on various rigs. I'd check there..

Heres a tip for this situation that worked for me. I heard this from someone else so I did it and it works perfect. Make a bracket out of thick aluminum and bend it to form an L. This bracket will be the same length and width as the bracket supplied by Lowrance. Attach this bracket to the underside of the step on your ranger. Now use the supplied Lowrance bracket in the L configuration and attach to your homemade L bracket. These brackets will look like a U now. This assembly will lower the transducer in the step so it does not interfere with those wings on either side of the step. Your bracket will be adjustable to so you can fine tune the transducer. Does a great job of gettting the transducer out of the way and you dont have that 10" monster sticking out the back of the boat.