Anyone have a pic of the HB 1197 on the bow of a Cougar / Puma?

This is the best pic that I can find that actually shows how it is mounted. Its not mine so I cant tell you anything about the Ram mount size or anything.Jim EbarbMany, LA (Toledo Bend Lake)2004 Cougar/ 225 OptimaxHumminbird Helix 12 Chirp SI on BalzOut Mount at bowLowrance HDS 7 at bowHumminbird Helix 12 Mega SI on Ram Mount at ConsoleLowrance HDS 8 in dash at console

Here is a HB 1197 with a short arm on my P4. There are others pictures in my profile. Let me know if you would like other taken for you. Eric

I would also like to know the answers that CYIWORKMORE asked and Im wondering how to bolt through with an aluminum backing. I heard one guy say he had his young child crawl up the starboard rod locker and reach up there, but there has to be another way.Thanks,-Kent

edwin did you have an aluminum plate underneath? or was your washer directly to the fiberglass?

I ended up using 5/16″ hardware with large washers / nylock nuts on the underside. I super-glued the washers to the nuts so theyd stay as a unit when set in a socket. Grabbed the longest handled ratchet I had, was easily able to hold the washer / nut combo (crawling in as far as possible via the stbd rod locker) while the wife tightened from above. I used all 4 of the mounting holes on the RAM base…Edwin, thanks for the info!On my cougar FTD that is a long reach from the starbord locker. I could see using a long ratchet to put the nuts on but how the heck am I going to get an aluminum plate on there???BCB any tricks?? Am I barking up the wrong tree here? Thanks,Kent

Since it was not a standard OEM install here on a Bass Cat we have not answered this one, though steered clear till now. Hard for us to give the how to information on these as we try to do them here in a different manner. The question is on the mounting of the plates, and we would access that either through the rod locker, or we have used a 6″ access plate under the foot pedal for the troller. The unit on a RAM mount we have done several of though dont have a picture handy. There is probably one in the Bass Cat Boats by Serial Number albums. Thanks Joey for finding the image below, it is extremely busy here now and we cant always find time to dig up a pic or figure out the options that a 1991 model was built with in the spring. And even what the Wild Cards are or other questions about the Owners Invitational. The questions we try to handle are those we can get to with the most need during these times. It seems that many of the questions have ramped up in volume and spread in range of what the question is and we really appreciate those who have jumped in and assisted us. BCBUpdated 4/18Last edited by Bass Cat Boats on April 18th, 2011, 11:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.