Fitting a garmin 160c fish finder

[ZEBRA]

Fitting a garmin 160c fish finder


first job is to open the box and check everything is present
with this done carefully work out here you are going to mount the fish finder
don’t have it to far away you need to be able to adjust the finder while on the water so make sure you can reach it on the other hand if its to close to the front of your console it may hinder re-entry or get in the way while changing tackle or un-hooking fish .



Once the location for the fish finder head unit is decided 3 simple nuts and bolts were used to mount the head mount base I like to use some silicone seal on the bolts to form a watertight seal once they are all tightened



Next was to put the wires through the kayak deck I decided to make a small plastic box to cover the hole in the console the box was filled with silicone then fitted with 2 nuts and bolts you can see I decided to fit a deck loop here as well this is just an extra anchor point .



The same fitting with the excess silicone cleaned away leaves a waterproof and neat job



You can see here the position of the fish finder head unit and the watertight block I left just enough cable to make the connection



All was left to dry and set over night



The short bungee cord is used to keep the cables tidy during transport on the car



Next up will be the electrics, battery box and transducer all done inside the hull

[Reeco]

that is a neat job T. ATB. Reeco

[parciau]

Really like the box idea for getting the cables through the deck , is that a product for the task or something from another job ? I've treated myself to 160c but still deciding where to put it on my big game .

[ZEBRA]

it was just a small piece of plastic from an old cordless drill charger all i done was cut the charger adapter with a hack saw and cleaned the edges with a little sand paper but any old chargers would do say from a mobile phone ect .
by filling it with silicone you get a double seal the silicone squeezes down through where the wire hole is forming a plug and out through the top so you get a really good seal .

[THURSOMAN]

Brilliant idea!

This is what this site is about.
Many thanks Terry.

[v8rob]

Looks spot on

[kerny]

Great job Terry, your presentation is spot on and easy to follow. ;D