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I am getting ready to get my new humminbird 997 side imaging unit mounted and ready to go. So I figured I would post a couple pictures of my boat and see where you guys would recommend it being located. As you can see I have an existing sonar unit but it is old and outdated...I may leave it hooked up and move the unit to the back platform but don't let that transducer change ur location recommendation. I have a stern saver mounting kit I am planning on using with the new SI transducer. Thanks guys, your help is greatly appreciated.

I bought my first bass boat in June of 2012, it is a 1994 Astro FSX with a 225 HP carbed Mercury. I recently bought a Humminbird 997c Si over the winter. I am looking to pull my boat out of storage and installing this fish finder here shortly before the weather changes and its time to be on the lake. I have never installed one of these transducers or units and am jus looking for every bit of advice I can get prior to starting the project. I am an electrican/HVAC technicain so I feel like I shouldn't have too much trouble but I realize there are easier, better, and correct ways of doing things so all advice is greatly appreciated. I have heard of mounting a PVC board to the back of my boat for my transducer incase of the transducer catching on something and/or stripping screws out of the PVC board rather than causing damge to the boat itself. Does this sound like a good idea? Also I am debating on mounting the unit at the drivers seat or at the front fishing seat to see during trolling motor operation. If you guys could give me any advice that would be helpful, that would be great! Thanks! emmickley@gmail.com Eric