Any Pics Of A Fortrex With Wires On The Shaft & Mount

[Bdjr1]

It's going on a Stinger 175 & adding a HDI transducer, looking for pics of the wire running up the shaft & to the unit, looking for some ideas

Thanks

[martintheduck]

Zip-tied my wires to the shaft... simple and painless. That's my best input

[Fishes in trees]

I don't have a fortrex , but I recently changed out my Minn Kota Maxxum, which is similar.  Here is how I did it.

 

First, get the transducer connected to the unit, with cord straightened out and all the kinks out of it.   For me, this involved running the cord through the front panel and up through a hole in the floor where the unit is located on the front deck.  Mine is located on the right (starboard?) side, very close to the front edge.

 

After the cord is connected and de-kinked, plot out how the transducer will mount on the trolling motor and the path that the cable will take.  Allow enough slack all all the places that are hinged, i.e. the place where the trolling motor steers back and forth and allow for the path of the cable when the unit is stowed.

 

To make sure that the cable isn't crimped, have it lie flat on top of the trolling motor shaft while it s stowed.

 

The Maxxum frame is slightly different from the Fortrex.  I drilled a hole every 6 inches or so and used zip ties to snug the transducer cable to the frame.    For securing the cable down to the motor head, I used zip ties to position the cable where I wanted it, then I used black electricians tape to secure the cable exactly where I wanted it.  Overall, I think I used 3 or 4 layers of tape over the entire shaft of the trolling motor.

 

You can use that self sealing silicone tape, but it is more expensive and really doesn't work any better than electricians tape.  When I got finished, the install looked pretty slick, kind of professional, really.

 

For the finishing wrap, I considered using alternate colors of electricians tape, for kind of a barber pole effect, but on second thought doing that seemed, I don't know, ignorant looking I guess.  The all black look suits me better, I think.

 

The main thing is to take your time and route the transducer cable so that there are no kinks and so that it won't unduly rub or abrade on anything.  It took me about an hour and a half, measuring and checking and allowing for flex and so forth.

[stfreed]

_{Not sure why you are mounting it to the frame.  I run it up the shaft securing it with electrical tape. At the swivel of the shaft just loop out enough slack to allow the head to swivel all the way around both ways.  the continue up the shaft to the head then follow the cables and wires down to the foot pedal area.}