By Mike Montgomery, Tim Clark and Tom Burden, Updated 3/26/2019
Mike Montgomery shows us a clean and simple way to install a Lowrance Elite-5 TI fishfinder/chartplotter combo on a West Marine Pompano kayak. Using the Lowrance portable kayak kit makes for a clean installation. In this video, Mike walks through installing and sealing the track, building and installing the cell block, installing and positioning the transducer arm, installing the battery and wiring the fishfinder to the battery. With close up shots of every step of the process this video makes it easy to learn how to install a fishfinder on your kayak and gives you the power to do it your self. The installation took about four hours.
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| Installing the track and caulking: 2 out of 10 | |
| Assembling the Portable Kayak Transducer Kit: 5 out of 10 | |
| Electrical wiring and connections: 4 out of 10 | |
| Tools Required | Shopping List |
Installing the Elite-5 TI and the transducer:
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