Nick, Put the transducer inside the sump area, just in front of the drain plug hole. You will get much better signal with a transducer mounted internally than on one of the chine steps. I have the text of an article I wrote on how to do it, if you want a copy. My email is [url=mailto:mdwhitten@comcast.net]mdwhitten@comcast.net[/url] Good fishing, Mike Whitten/Germantown, TN