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Suggestions on Bow Mount for Graph
Picked up a 2011 Champ 202 and I need some advice on a mount. The boat came with a Helix 12 on the console. I have two 9" garmins and a livescope to move over from my old boat. One is going in the dash and one will be going up front. This graph normally just runs livescope up front. I will eventually pick up another garmin for the front. I have the flush mount dash figured out but I need help with the bow.
I bass fish and crappie fish. This equates to different locations for my bow graph to be positioned. For instance, I had a 12" ram mount on my old boat. Bass fishing I laid it towards the front of the boat to keep it low. When crappie fishing I'm normally fishing two wide up front. When single pole fishing I would stand it straight up so both people could see. When trolling with two chairs up front I would lean it back towards the seats and angle it up to get a better view to get it closer to us.
I want to replicate this adjustability on my new boat but I'd like a longer arm so the graph would be taller single pole fishing, closer when trolling, and I'll have to figure out a low position for bass fishing.
Right now the best I can find is the Beatdown Flex. If it had 360 adjustability to adjust the angle of how the arm laid down I would have already ordered it. I'm slightly concerned about the 17" height minimum but think I can manage it. Does anyone know of a product like the flex where you can not only extend it, but rotate the base as well? The only other thought I had was to get the longest Ballzout mount and mount it on a double bridge over my recessed trolling motor pedal with second spot reserved for a future graph on the bridge.
Thanks!
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Use two RAM bases bolted together. Put another arm on at whatever length you want, insert one of the ends in it and one in the existimg arm. When you want it lower just take out the extension. Use the round bases like you would normally screw down to your boat. Two of them will bolt together nicely. After you get your angle set, tighten the additional extension super tight to your unit and the new base. If you need to lay it over to run just loosen up the one on the base that’s screwed down to the boat. Lay it over and go. When you get to where you are going raise it back up. Works like a charm.
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You may might not be able to accomplish all your goals with 1 mount I'm guessing. I fish Crappie and Bass in a good variety of ways too. The mount I went with for my 10" Garmin is the Stowaway standard height. it swivels left to right, extends up and down, tilts backward and will lay down with a kickstand. I have a 10" Helix semi-flush mounted in the Bow, I had a guy 3d print the semi flush mount for me, seeing a 9" graph is the max size the boat will accept.
One other thing, if you find something similar? chances are you can have it modified when they build it, Stowaway rearranged there bridge for me so the mount would be off centered allowing me to see the Helix. So it worked well.
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I would just stay with ram mounts and screw down a few ball mount bases and get what size arms you want and then you can easily use as needed.
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As a side note you can get network port expander and connect your front Garmin unit with your rear unit. This way you can use both units.
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