Panopix / 2D/3D Transducer Pole (Homemade)

[Rojo]

Well I'm on the hook to make a few of these for my Buds for their new Livescope transducers with Perspective View Mounts. I use Panoptix, love it, but not on my trolling motor. This has a EVA foam grip over 7/8in handrail / soft Top Frame tubing. It is TIG welded to a 1-1/4in piece of Anodized Pipe. The shaft is 1-1/4in OD handrail tubing material. I get this stuff in 23ft lengths. Very light but stiff. Anyway here I'm using a drop RAM mount. I have a bunch of used ones in a box, I think this base was for older Humminbirds. The Stop is another piece of 1-1/4 pipe TIG welded to the shaft to keep it in place. The Swivel body same, 1-1/4 pipe but I added a 3/8-16NC Aluminum nut TIG Welded on with a 3/8-16NC Black Nylon Thumb Screw as a tensioner. Convoluted Tubing protects fiberoptix wire and power wire. I had the GT51M transducer as a drop so I installed for the 1042xsv. The other units are getting 2.25 Ball RAM Mounts. (Livescope transducers too expensive to trust to a small ball mount) I have 316 Stainless U-Bolts ordered for the others, these are hardware store specials. Epoxy paint was used too. This is cheap to made if you have some Fab equipment. Almost everything was drop materials, even a previously used can of paint. And yes, I still have the cheap plastic drink holder, matches the look of the rest of the Beater, I mean Boat.

[ecoast]

Good job fella

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[jawjatek]

Good-looking mount. That'll work!

[Blackjeepjk]

nice


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[Rojo]

Thanks Guys, I used mine for the first time today. I will never mount anything on the trolling motor again. If you have any of the real time sonars you've got to put the transducer on a pole. Main difference, trolling motor noise. Since I'm not using the trolling motor to search it stayed pointed into the Wind & Tide and I just bumped the switch to hold me on the trees. Also I was able to maintain visual contact on the trees. It's Fantastic!

[dhaire]

I love my TM converted to wireless remote transducer Mount.



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[Rojo]

Update, pictures showing stowed & relocating position. It is sturdy enough to just tilt up and hook handle under rod holder for relocating. For trailering back & forth or running rough water I turn it around, rest transducer on the carpet, and rest foam part of handle on electronics mount.