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transducer cable on bow mount troller


MNice

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I'm going to mount my vexilar on the bow. What have you guys been doing for the cable? I have the ducer mounted OK, but the cable is just secured to the top and bottom of the shaft. Are there any better ways to do this??

Thanks!!

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Good luck with that. I had one mounted by a dealer earlier this year and the cord wrapped up and broke. They were supposed to install an Ipilot with the internal transducer and they cut a corner and installed an external ducer. They ended up putting the correct motor on the front. My first one was an Ipilot without the ducer built in. The spot lock feature broke the cord.

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I have used zip ties to attach to shaft. Just have to make sure you don't do 360's with the head of the motor and watch the cord when dropping and raising your motor.

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That is interesting Sled59, I also have the Ipilot, with a terrova. I wondered about this problem myself, but mine seems to reverse itself while on spotlock so the cable will not wrap around and break. Now I just have to worry about doing it myself. On my old boat I used my Marcum and zipped tied the trandducer cord to the shaft. You do have to be careful not to pinch the cable while bringing the shaft back up into the stored position. At least on my old cable steer, learned from experience, anyone need an old nicked up Marcum transducer cable?

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The best way to secure your cable is to drill a hole through the fin thats on the motor just ahead where the shaft enters the motor. Attach the cable at that hole with a cable tie, that will keep the cable from wandering into the prop. Run your cable up though the coiled cable of the motor, do not attach it to the shaft, the friction of the cable going though the coils will keep it in place. You will have to pull in slack when you pull up the motor.

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