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Originally Posted by RickLafayette
Bdub,
I'm not sure what kind of boat you have or where the unit will be mounted at the console, but, I have my sonar/gps unit mounted on a ram mount on top of my console and when I'm fishing off the front of the boat I just loosen the ram mount and turn it around, facing the front. I have a 20' boat and the the unit is only about 6-8' from me when I'm using the trolling motor and I can see the screen very clearly. I never bothered to mount my other unit on the front.
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I do the same but the mount didn't swivel easy so I mounted it to a flat aluminum plate and ran a bolt through the plate and dash with a 2" pvc cap and drilled a hole in the center and it works well for a swivel mast that allows it to swivel easily yet be solidly mounted so its not loose. you just don't want to over tighten the bolt so use a lock nut and tighten it until you have the desired movement resistance.
but with this type of mounting you cant have a windscreen or it blocks your view