jackplate ducer mount–ducer shield spacer needed?

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April 6, 2015 at 5:08 pm #288814

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I have a 2003 Pantera Classic with a manual jackplate, to which I’ve mounted a Transducer Shield and Saver bracket for my Humminbird HDSI transducer, as pictured below. TS&S recommends a 1.5” spacer for all models of basscats in order for the side-imaging signal to clear the sponsons on either side. Lakes are still very frozen here and the boat is wrapped, but I’m trying to get some rigging stuff taken care of before ice-out, so hoping to get some feedback before I’ll be able to get on the water…I did the rigging over the winter and looking at the setup it appears that the transducer is probably fine as-is—if the sponsons will interfere it will only be very, very minimally. I’m tempted to leave it for now, but I have to order some other stuff from Transducer Shield and Saver so thought I’d try to get some info and order it all at once if anyone knows for certain.Does anyone else have this same setup and if so do you need the spacer, or do you get good side-imaging readouts without the spacer? Heres the photo from my album here–hopefully this works:http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com … 1dddb2.jpg

April 6, 2015 at 10:50 pm #288815

schodackbassman
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Ice is out down south lake Still a little chunky though. Got awhile yet I think.

April 6, 2015 at 10:56 pm #288816

PhilAddison
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The spacer is used on the bigger boats and there is not that much difference in the smaller modeled boats and the larger. You can always try. Should be easy enough to figure and install later if needed.

April 6, 2015 at 11:32 pm #288817

Macintosh
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Brian, did I send you the picture pf the truck out on the ice on Malletts bay from april 1? Thanks Phil–thats what I figured, but I cant get away from being cheap…figured if someone knew for certain Id save myself some shipping for a second order. I cant get on the water for a few weeks to test so Im stewing on it! Last edited by Macintosh on April 6th, 2015, 11:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.

April 6, 2015 at 11:48 pm #288818

1stinLA
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I had gotten with the people at Transducer Shield and they set me up with the spacer on a 2001 P3.

April 7, 2015 at 1:46 am #288819

schodackbassman
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No and they have to be nuts! Hope to get up to camp to check it soon. Checked with Buoy 39, ice is NOT out. Open a little near Chipmans Point in the channel but frozen north and south of that. Another week or so Id guess.PS Sounds like you are going to need that spacer. Dont you wish we could claim our boats as dependents on our taxes?????? Comrade Cuomo passed a new law to give Yacht buyers a tax break (only have to pay sales tax on the first $230,000) but no breaks for use peon boat owners…… Last edited by schodackbassman on April 7th, 2015, 2:07 am, edited 1 time in total.

April 7, 2015 at 12:25 pm #288820

Macintosh
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Yeah, went ahead and ordered one…cant hurt anything.Brian, this was posted on facebook by a friend that lives on the bay. The photo caption was “April fools–five of them”http://macintosh.basscatowners.yuku.com … id/3966137

April 7, 2015 at 12:28 pm #288821

Macintosh
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Wow, posting a photo from my album is clear as mud. Did I skip the wrong calculus class?Last edited by Macintosh on April 7th, 2015, 12:34 pm, edited 2 times in total.

April 7, 2015 at 11:15 pm #288822

schodackbassman
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They are nuts. April fools indeed!
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