Topic: I broke my transducer. need ideas.

[Bowhunter71]

I put a Terrova trolling motor on my boat. I noticed that when launching my boat that my bow roller hits my trolling motor. I have been planning on buying a MKA-47 mount so I can slide the trolling motor back when not in use.

This past weekend when I launched the boat the bow roller must have hit my transducer and broke the plastic slot on one side of my transducer where the large hose clamp goes through. The transducer is a Xtm 9 Wide Di 20 T.

I bought some epoxy. I was thinking maybe epoxy the clamp to the transducer or epoxy the transducer directly to trolling motor.

I may just buy a new one and try to sell old one. I would think some one could use it as a through hull Transducer.

Has anyone had this happen? Any ideas on how to mount it to trolling motor now?

Jeff
 

[rnvinc]

I have read of this issue before ... But it was with an Edge TM ...

I would epoxy it myself ... But that doesn't solve the underlying issue of the xducer hitting the TM mount during deploy and stow ...

It doesn't look like Transducer Shield and Saver has a product for the HB TM style puck xducers ...

You could contact Scap at Transducer Shield and Saver and see if he can fab one ...

http://www.transducershieldandsaver.com/home/transducers

Rickie

[ITGEEK]

I agree with Rickie.
I would first try to epoxy it the best you can, and test.

[Bowhunter71]

I got lucky there was enough plastic under the slot that broke to make a new slot.
I ordered the MKA-47 plate so I can move it back when not using the TM. That should keep it from hitting the bow roller. This time I did not tighten the clamp very tight so if the transducer hits something it will hopefully just slide on the TM

[Bowhunter71]

Pic of slot I put in

[Bowhunter71]

Another

[rnvinc]

Looks like that should work ...

Rickie