DIY Fish Finder Battery Box + Transducer Mounting Arm (No Holes!)

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In this video I build a transducer mounting arm and water resistant battery box for my new fish finder - the Garmin Striker 4. I opted for a portable, clamp-on mount since I am using this with my Porta-Bote. Not wanting to drill any holes, I got creative and picked up a few parts to make an effective and affordable solution!
Parts used in this build:
Garmin Striker 4: amzn.to/3Jrw3m3
Survivor Dry Box (Large): amzn.to/2JpEeX8
Minn Kota Trolling Arm Mount: amzn.to/3b2FUl5
Expert Power 12V Battery: amzn.to/2WPllQA
Battery Charger: amzn.to/37Tq1va
Female Disconnects: amzn.to/37XJyL4
Content:
0:00 Overview
5:12 Making the Battery Box
12:42 Making the Transducer Mounting Arm
19:53 The Final Product!

Пікірлер: 84

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

WOW - thank you all for 10k views! Hope this build was useful to some and inspired some unique builds.

@fishingamericathegreatadve4349 2 ай бұрын

just found this - it's fantastic! I've got a Garmin like that and have been wondering how to make it the easiest to put it on the little boat and take it off when I'm done for the day. This looks perfect! Thanks. And as others have said - very entertaining 🙂

@OffTheHookFishing 2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it, thanks for watching!

@kellysmith2915 Жыл бұрын

Just an FYI, the yellow compartment on the red wire is a fuse to protect the unit from over charged from battery.

@jamesm791 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Great job! Good fishing my friend!

@G_marvelous85 2 жыл бұрын

I just built that transducer mount for my drift boat and it works GREAT! Thanks for this video! Keep up the good work bro!

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for the support!

@RUDYAKAHALIBU77 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice DIY mount idea, so good I just had to order that bracket. Thanks bud

@gsflycaddis 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this setup. You are awesome. I don't own a boat and just need a setup like this on a rental boat occasionally.

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the support!

@agartha75 2 жыл бұрын

Good job..well done..👍👏

@ta9197 2 жыл бұрын

"Wire crimper 2.0". LOL! Yellow piece in the wire is the fuse. Great video and comical. Thanks for sharing.

@dymo99 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video - simple to follow - Great Job 👍

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@joshuajerew7331 3 жыл бұрын

Dood, you’re a genius. A+. 🤩😍

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thank you!

@toobytooanglers4468 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tips. Thanks bruh

@RC-uw9uy 3 жыл бұрын

Just found this, very entertaining and transparent. I even have an old troller mount, nice! I am going to use through bolts with nylock nuts instead of glue simply because I like being able to dismantle instead of hacksawing but otherwise very ingenious :). Hope you have had a great time since posting this and you are safe and still enjoying life! I have had a garage looking like yours, it's a process, lol.

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks for the support!

@koolaidohhyeahh Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video! I have this exact finder, and took it out of the box in mass confusion, but this video explains everything so much! Definitely got a sub 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@OffTheHookFishing Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for watching!

@dorin_stanciu 2 жыл бұрын

Ha-ha! Smart idea! Thanks!

@buffalorider3579 Жыл бұрын

I realize this is a somewhat old video and someone may have already told you (I'm not reading all the comments to find out), but the yellow thing on your red wire is a fuse holder. It just snaps together, pulling from each end should snap it apart. Grip the yellow housing though, don't pull the wires!

@danielnedry7641 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea man! I'm looking to rig up something for a rental pontoon. I'm thinking I could mount that transducer clamp right to the front floor of the pontoon or a side rail.

@rogerschofield3324 2 жыл бұрын

THE YELLOW BIT IS THE FUSE

@kevinbaker3854 2 жыл бұрын

You should be able to heat up the back of the connection on the female connector. Most are heat shrink. No need for electric tape.

@7snakes 3 жыл бұрын

You did a great job with this! Probably going to use your ideas. The Minn Kota bracket is a little steep so I’ve got to decide if I want to spend on that. It does make it a simple operation though it seems. Was wondering if you have a trolling motor and if so, why not mount it to the shaft or the prop motor? I have a canoe with a trolling motor , but I wouldn’t mind just adding your mount.Thanks for the work putting this video together.

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! If you have a trolling motor, the garmin striker 4 came with a dongle to mount it to the base of the motor. I dont have one since i use a little 2hp outboard, but you should be able to.

@garybarbatelli1972 11 ай бұрын

Grey pvc is electrical conduit.

@Martian74 8 ай бұрын

I like at 1:20 "I wash everything after every time I go out", to now (2023) leaving the boat in the water 24/7 and occasionally scraping off the barnacles that grow on the hull. Has this setup changed much in the time that you have been using it? Have you refined the setup of the fish finder or wanted to go higher end? Thanks for the video.

@OffTheHookFishing 8 ай бұрын

Still using the same setup today. Boat is now back in the garage too ;)

@Yourchannel643 Жыл бұрын

Great vid. Thx Why are you not mounting the trancducer direct to the bow of the boat This way you wont be able to use the depthmeter while driving fast

@OffTheHookFishing Жыл бұрын

my boat fold up, so it's gotta be able to come off. Didn't see a great way to secure it other than this...

@adventureswithfrodo2721 2 жыл бұрын

Inline fuse. The wonders of gen z

@keepevolving7968 Ай бұрын

Can you leave the transducer down the whole time while you drive the boat or will it snap or bend? I have a 6hp and the boat can get up to 12 mph at times. Not sure if I have to constantly raise and lower it depending on if I’m going full throttle or slow.

@OffTheHookFishing 3 күн бұрын

I have accidentally left it down many times and never noticed any bending. Although, there are probably cheaper clamps that you could use if you didn't want it to raise/lower.

@davidrose6788 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is a piranhamax 4 does yours and mine hook up and work the same way

@mtthom90 3 жыл бұрын

Did the battery come with the charger as well? Thank you for the ideas on how to get my fish finder set up!

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

unfortunately mine did not, but some do. I think the charger was $10-15 on amazon.

@dragonfire632 3 жыл бұрын

I think the yellow blob on the red wire is a ferrite bead - it's to help with electromagnetic interference.

@ta9197 2 жыл бұрын

Yellow piece is the inline fuse.

@davidrose6788 2 жыл бұрын

You look like the actor John Kozak

@GeeMoney-tf2fu 3 жыл бұрын

The yellow blob is likely a fuse

@willajohnson1236 3 жыл бұрын

It is a fuse, read the directions in the box. LOL.

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

lol. reading is hard.

@davidrose6788 2 жыл бұрын

The two that you were using Vise grip the thing on the wire fuse

@davidbergewaytogo Жыл бұрын

Do you keep the ammo box/fish finder display between your legs, on the bottom of your kayak? I’m debating where to mount my display, but I feel just keeping it in between my legs on the bottom of my kayak would be simple and efficient, while making the fish finder super easy to operate!

@OffTheHookFishing Жыл бұрын

I have a porta bote, so it gets bungeed to the seat. A lot of kayakers mount the fish finder to the kayak itself and put the battery in the hull.

@nathanking9083 3 жыл бұрын

When is trash day ...just admiring ur collection in the back ground??

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! That would be my roommate's (she has since moved out, thankfully). Thanks for watching!

@garybarbatelli1972 11 ай бұрын

The yellow thing looks like a fuse holder.

@robertfegan6773 Жыл бұрын

Awesome setup. Gives me an option for a Sundolphin plastic boat. Question.. how did you mount the pipe on the transom so it doesn't spin. Also we need to find an ammo box setup that would transport the screen with battery.

@OffTheHookFishing Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! The trolling motor bracket has tightening screws to make it a nice snug fit

@robertfegan6773 Жыл бұрын

@OffTheHook! thanks Lucky I kept my old minkota transom. Just noticed the tightening screw for the shaft to slip up and down. Great video for this Saskatcewan dude that can't wait for this freezing weather to go away Chimo

@davidrose6788 2 жыл бұрын

Is that an extra clamp so where does your trolling motor go if that's for your trolling motor

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I dont use a trolling motor since my main motor is a 2hp (now upgraded to a 5hp). It works well for trolling without needing a separate trolling motor. I put the fish finder off to the side of the stern, and my main motor in the center.

@adventureswithfrodo2721 2 жыл бұрын

Over kill on the transducer set up. But good if you hace a trashed motor.

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't consider this overkill since I primarily fish in the ocean where the chop and swell can get pretty rough. Better safe than sorry!

@rlhuillier 5 ай бұрын

yellow section = fuse

@cliffshelton3092 2 жыл бұрын

What size pvc did you use?

@waynecaruana3160 2 жыл бұрын

Mate great idea im buying all the parts just wondering with the box was it the large or small one on the link cheers

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

It's the large one!

@mcsch53 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you put the unit in your Porta-bote I have a 12’ do you put it on the back or middle seat?

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

I use a bungie to strap it to the rear seat, but you could do the middle seat if you wanted

@NickAkerboom 3 жыл бұрын

I just subscribed

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the support!

@siutao8788 2 жыл бұрын

how long does the battery last if the fishfinder is turned on all the time?

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Mine lasts about 3 fishing trips. So maybe 20ish hours.

@tomkearns6830 2 жыл бұрын

the yellow bulb is a fuse

@joelorozco5932 2 жыл бұрын

What transducer is that link please

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Garmin Striker 4! I added the link in the description. Thanks for watching!

@GokTurkBey 3 жыл бұрын

anyone know how i can get a portabote if i live in the UK, no one seems to sell it to the Uk

@OffTheHookFishing 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if Porta-Bote ships to the UK, there might be some authorized dealers though - I would call or email the company to find out. If you have already checked craigslist and FB marketplace for used ones, you can also join the "Porta Bote Fanclub" page on Facebook. Occasionally users will post their boat for sale there and I have seen plenty outside of the US. Hope you find one soon!

@GokTurkBey 3 жыл бұрын

@@OffTheHookFishing thanks

@davidrose6788 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 14 by 3 Jambo play shallow one that is

@davidrose6788 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is a piranhamax 4 do they work the same and it's not electric either

@OffTheHookFishing 2 жыл бұрын

Not familiar with that fish finder, but im sure you could make it work with a similar build!