swfl1
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- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2022
- Boat Model
- FSH Deluxe
- Boat Length
- 21
Just picked up a 2022 210 fsh a couple weeks ago. I spent several hours reading and considering this boat before finally pulling the trigger. There is a lot of valuable information on here and I want to thank everyone who shared their reviews and experiences with their boats. Thant being said, I needed to put a chart plotter/fish finder on the new boat asap. There's a lot of shallow waters I run around in down here in SW Florida. Last week, I installed a Garmin 94SV with the Clear VU transducer. A couple disclaimers: The Nav features and depth finder was more important to me than the fish finder capabilities. Also, I won't claim to be an engineer, just want to share what I did in case it helps anyone else.
There are other post on here that talked about mounting the transducer to the intake plate. Since I want to put trim tabs on eventually, I decided to go that route also. In order to get the transducer just below the hull, I used the included trolling motor bracket. It came with 7 small screws to attach to the transducer and then zip ties for the trolling motor. I used 3 of the included screws and attached the bracket to the transducer, then 4 long stainless screws (thank you ACE hardware) with lock washers and blue locktite in the remaining 4 holes (see attached photos).
We took the boat out yesterday to get 10 hours on it before the initial service. I had a good display at trolling speeds, but did have some distortion above 20 mph. However, the depth reading stayed solid at all speeds, which was the most important part to me. After getting the boat back home, everything appears to be holding tight.
There are other post on here that talked about mounting the transducer to the intake plate. Since I want to put trim tabs on eventually, I decided to go that route also. In order to get the transducer just below the hull, I used the included trolling motor bracket. It came with 7 small screws to attach to the transducer and then zip ties for the trolling motor. I used 3 of the included screws and attached the bracket to the transducer, then 4 long stainless screws (thank you ACE hardware) with lock washers and blue locktite in the remaining 4 holes (see attached photos).
We took the boat out yesterday to get 10 hours on it before the initial service. I had a good display at trolling speeds, but did have some distortion above 20 mph. However, the depth reading stayed solid at all speeds, which was the most important part to me. After getting the boat back home, everything appears to be holding tight.
