Lowrance active target transducer mounting question

[Bob Sander]

The AT transducer comes with mounting options to mount on the shaft of your trolling motor and you can face it forward to get a live image of what you are driving into (called scout mode), but I would like to leave it in and use it in scout mode position full time so mounting on the trolling motor is not an option, and it is a pontoon boat so I can't do a haul mount. They do have an option for transom mount, but you can't use it in scout mode when mounted on the transom.

I was thinking of mounting it on the front side of the main motor (merc 150, 4 stroke), but I wonder how it would work there.... (added drag... vibration... etc)

Has anyone tried this?

 

[dingbat]

The AT transducer comes with mounting options to mount on the shaft of your trolling motor and you can face it forward to get a live image of what you are driving into (called scout mode), but I would like to leave it in and use it in scout mode position full time so mounting on the trolling motor is not an option, and it is a pontoon boat so I can't do a haul mount. They do have an option for transom mount, but you can't use it in scout mode when mounted on the transom.

I was thinking of mounting it on the front side of the main motor (merc 150, 4 stroke), but I wonder how it would work there.... (added drag... vibration... etc)

Has anyone tried this?

Right off the top of my head... Introduce turbulence and cavitation around the water pump inlets and prop.

Possible situation where your optimal running trim angle and the transducer's viewing angle don't match up