I bought a humminbird parahna 1 fish finder. I figured out a kickass way to mount the unit itself but I sure could use help mounting the transducer. I searched here for pics on te easiest way to mount but couldnt find a whole lot. can someone here please hook me up......

Deacon

There are a couple of solutions on how to mount the
transducer. One is on an arm that swings down, so you can
pull it up out of the water when transporting or when in
shallow water. Another is to perminently mount it on an
arm that holds it just at water level (Only works if you
don't have to tear down the kickboat for transport).
I've seen transducer arms that you can buy, or you need
to frabricate one. If you have a trolling motor, you can
mount it on that, but not for tournaments.

Larry Nakamura

Is there a particular direction the transducer needs to be pointing? Do I want it facing toward my feet or toward back of the boat?

Here's another option. http://www.calfishing.com/dc/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=6&topic_id=21303&mesg_id=21303&page=3. Scroll to the bottom of the page. I done mine like this. It's nice because you can put it on and take it off. Not as cool looking as having mounted to your craft, but it works.

Hey John. Maybe you could have a "how-to" page added to the site that covers stuff like this. Maybe you've already thought of that. Seems like there's at least one person every week asking about this kind of stuff.

Fish24 that is a awesome idea for a how to page. I did look for about 2 hours to fid ideas and pics before I asked "how to" I didnt want to be yet another guy asking the same questions. I did find some ideas that will work to get me on the water. But I still need to kow which direction the "puck" needs to be facing. Thanks for all the advise guys. But Lake a how to page would be very very helpful without having to bother everyone! JMHO....

Deacon

We are in the process of putting up a how to page with detailed pics for graphs/livewells/rod holders. etc.

The transducer needs to be facing forward. Forward is the
point or rounded end, the backside is usually flat. Note; If
you mount the transducer close to where your fins will hang
down in the water, it will probably pick them up as fish.
Just something to be aware of. Maybe show up for the delta
open and take a look first hand at everyones setup. I went
to a couple of tournaments to see how everything was done
before I bought a kickboat. Usually it takes trial and error
to find out what works for your needs.

Larry Nakamura