Thread: Garmin install on NuCanoe Frontier 12

First fishfinder I ever had on a kayak was 3 years ago I had the Lowrance Hook2 SplitShot 5" model. It worked OK, and I learned to use a sonar to find/target fish on it. After a year or so, I sold it and replaced it with a Garmin Echomap Plus 93sv chartplotter. These were on a black-Friday blowout for $599 with cv52 transducer, 2D/dv/sv, and I was thinking about maybe adding Livescope in the future. I originally bought the Garmin for my Alweld CC "big" boat, to run Livescope. I later upgraded to far-superior pixel-count 10" Ultra EM, with a 'bird Mega+ SI Helix 9 G3N at the console. I sold the Echomap Plus a few months ago (needed the money for a new JDM rod LOL). Now I had the big Alweld fixed up, but nothing on the NuCanoe.

I love using the Livescope. I want it on the kayak, too! It has been a game changer for me. I fish some small lakes and electric-only places where the big boat cannot go, and I really miss not having this useful tool on the kayak.

I decided to go with a 9" again on the kayak, and bought a new Garmin UHD 93sv model, with the GT54UHD transducer. (The 102sv was too big and heavy). While not quite as good side imaging as my Mega+ 'bird Helix 9 on the big boat, it is still quite useful, and will run the Livescope. I have a small Duracell 9 AH battery that will run it just fine. Later when I move my Livescope over between boats, I'll go to a bigger battery, since the GLS10 black box is a power hog. I'll have to build a new mount for the PLS transducer, so I am working on that.

I have Scotty mount for the regular transducer, but it would not mount the LVS32. I explored youtube, and found a mount titled "$25 Livescope mount" and copied that, since I already had some RAM parts.

Here are some pics:

First day, just using the GT54UHD on the Scotty transducer mount I already had.


Scotty up so I could use anchor trolley. The anchor trolley will have to be moved to other side. Maybe.


In active position for 2D/dv/sv


close-up of base and Scotty mount.