Hi all, long time lurker but first time post. I've been needing to upgrade my boat electronics for a while now and while I have been keeping abreast of the various brands, I always keep coming back to Humminbird. Anyways I took a punt and bought an 859 Down Imaging unit, and have an 898 side imaging unit on the way. I plan to have the two units mounted side by side on the centre console.
This gets me to the mounting location of each transducer. I went for the 859DI as I understand the dedicated unit gives better DI than the SI models.
I have a 5.5 metre alloy tinny, currently running 2 Navman head units. I plan to put the DI transducer where the Navman transducer is, and mount the SI transducer on the other side. I am chasing some feedback/confirmation on the location of the SI transducer as I have a couple of small "pods" on the transom of the boat that stick out maybe 10 or 12 inches.
These three pics show the back of the boat. I would like to mount the transducer on the bracket which currently has the anode attached.
Will the pod affect the side imaging signal?
Will the signal be affected if I move the anode 90 degrees on that bracket? It'd be a shame to lose it.
The pic below shows where the Navman transducer sits. Will there be any issues with the SI if I mount the DI transducer here?
Any thoughts before I go crazy with the drill?