I'm wanting to replace an elite 7 that's flush mounted on my boat. 2006 legend 186 dc. I'm wanting to put a 9" garmin where the elite is. The issue is the garmin unit is about 3/4-1" bigger than the spot the elite is in. The plastic where it mounts is one solid piece that covers entire front of boat. Is there anyway to put a 9" or 10" graph up there without having to mount to the floor? I dont have a recessed trolling motor petal, so I'm trying to keep from having anything else on floor ( in foot space) if possible. I'm not planning on stacking graphs at anytime or running doubles up front.

I would build a solid plate out HDPE (you can buy it on Amazon) and mount with where your graph is now. From there I would just use the Garmin gimble bracket and screw that to the HDPE plate.

Happen to have any pics of this?

I've used this product twice to cover the holes left when I mounted new depth finders on the bow and at the console of my Ranger. They are customizable and look professional. I highly recommend it.

https://www.boatoutfitters.com/cut-...hnfPy9AIV8RvUAR0KNgA1EAAYAiAAEgJQJ_D_BwE

Al

HPDE rocks!!

1/4" pvc works great, super easy to work with.

https://www.amazon.com/Expanded-PVC...vc+sheets&qid=1640027129&sr=8-18

I made a plate out of 1/2” lexan, then wrapped it to match the rest of the boat. Mounted the graph to that lexan part.
Ain’t the prettiest, but not bad looking

Might take a look at precision sonar to see the mounts they make - would probably cover the hole

So you buy a sheet of that then cut to fit? What do you cut it with hacksaw?

A jig saw or Dremel would probably be a pretty safe bet...

I cut a pattern out of 1/2 mdf. I sanded it to be the perfect shape. I then rough cut the lexan to be about 1/8-1/4” bigger then the template. I attach the lexan to my 1/2” mdf template (using double sided tape) and, using a triple flute flush cut router bit, I trim the lexan to be an exact duplicate of the MDF. Then I switch over to a 1/2” round over bit on the router and route the edges to have a perfect round edge. Drill the holes for mounting and use a 45degree beveled countersink bit. Then bolt it down with stainless wood screws.