After a couple months of research I finally decided to drill holes into the ole Jackson Cuda 12. This was a very hard thing for me to do, but I think it is going to work out.

I wanted a transducer mount that was cheap, easily removed, low drag, and would break away should I hit a stump or get it hung on something. I think I accomplished all of this for $15 bucks. I have not had this on the water yet so it is not battle tested yet. I will update if I have to change anything.

All of these parts were bought at Lowes. Here is a list of all the parts and a few pictures.
by yakinjunkie, on Flickr
by yakinjunkie, on Flickr
by yakinjunkie, on Flickr
by yakinjunkie, on Flickr

Cool, very streamlined.

Good job!I mounted mine in the back. I did'nt want to drill any holes on kayak so I used existing rudder and skeg holes to bolt up mount. I did drill through rear hatch cover for the wire and used Hobie wire grommet. Its adjustable so if it hits anything it will just fold up.

That is a unique mount there. I really like the no drilling of holes. I had to have something I could remove in seconds for dragging through rivers.

I went to Ace Hardware and bought a $6 piece of angle aluminum. I used my hack saw to cut it down and drilled holes to match my skid plate. The bracket mounts under my skid plate and is held by the 3 existing machine screws, so no holes drilled in boat. Worked out quite well. Transducer folds up against the hull for transport.

How did you run the cable through the hull?

I didn't. My Predator has a full length tank well and molded plastic grab handles. I just ran the cable up under the grab handle and into the tank well. It sits in the molded hull ridge off to the side and I zip tied the extra under the seat.





The "collection", heh. 3 Old Town Predator 13's and a Santa Cruz Raptor.