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I need info on fishfinders good for seakayaks. These are my particulars:

1. Because I fish from a sit-in and go far enough offshore and often fish in "conditions", I need a waterproof unit. Some places, like Monomoy Island, Cape Cod, my deck is almost constantly awash with breaking waves and chop.

2. I need a unit that doesn't require a massive bracket, as too much weight high on my deck makes my boat unstable.

3. I need a unit that's not cheesy and won't fail after one season's use.

Any of guys have good suggestions?

 

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yeah, I paddle wood

Hi Weasel,
yeah, I paddle a wooden kayak. I thought I could mount the transducer waterside of the hull with one of those suction cup units. Side-scan sounds good, too. I fish mostly blues, stripers, and bonito. So any input along those lines would be helpful.
Adam

 

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Build your own 38-pound kayak in one week

The Essex Shipbuilding Museum in Essex, Massachusetts is giving two seakayak building classes this year.

In one week you can build a fast, light, seaworthy seakayak you can take home and fish from. These boats are pretty, weigh almost half the weight of a plastic boat, and are fast. They're long, 16 or 17 feet, and are sit-ins.

Anyways, here's the weblink: (I also happen to be the instructor)

www.geocities.com/seakayakbuild

Or you can check the designer's website at clcboats.com --- the lChesapeake 16/17 model is the boat you'd build.

Class is fast-paced, intensisve, and designed for first-time builders....