NUCANOE UNLIMITED Transducer Retract System Install & Other Alterations

On this episode we make some changes to our transducer mount for our Nucanoe Unlimited. We also do some alterations to our dashboard setup and seat location.
Nucanoe Transducer Flush Mount
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[@BassManStrikes]

Native needs something like this .....

[@rjmfishtales]

Every kayak has pros, cons or could use improvements. Haven’t found one yet that is perfect.

[@davidwilliams1805]

Nice video and good install job! Very informative content Ryan! Keep up the good and helpful work buddy!

[@rjmfishtales]

Thanks Dave. I appreciate the support

[@mackjenkins7721]

Thanks you for sharing this video buddy.

[@rjmfishtales]

No problem brother

[@TWC6724]

Just starting this video even though I don’t own a Nucanoe but I’m totally interested in your review after having it for a while. There’s not many videos on YT of people that have this. It does look cool though.

[@rjmfishtales]

Are you talking about the transducer mount or the kayak for review?

[@TWC6724]

@@rjmfishtales Just the transducer mount. Looks like it works fine. Not sure why some people report it’s not that good. 🤷‍♂️

[@rjmfishtales]

@TWC6724 some people say weeds get stuck in it etc. even so. If you can pull it back up it only sticks down a bit anyways. So not unless you are dragging it on the ground nothing can really happen anyways. Between carts and trailers no ones kayak is really dragged anymore. So who knows. People bitch about everything

[@iiCustomize]

I’m going to need this to drop today please lol 😂 I’m having the hardest time installing this for some reason. The instructions are horrid.

[@rjmfishtales]

If you are having a hard time with installing your transducer to the mount my video may not help. I use Garmin and I also had an old mount and hardware. So I had to alter some things myself. I did not have the original pieces to my transducer. I didn’t go step by step on that part. But for the rest of it it’s pretty straight forward but you will see what I did. Every transducer will be different. I hope the video helps you though. Let me know.

[@iiCustomize]

@@rjmfishtalesYeah I’m curious to see what you do. I have a Garmin 93sv so a GT54 so hopefully with that being said your video will help me. Can’t wait for it to come out ready to get this thing going.

[@rjmfishtales]

@iiCustomize I used an old stainless steel mount I had previously I used on my Hobie. I have just the 7SV. They tell you to remove spacers but I used 2 of them to hold mount. You basically have to rig what you need to hold it on the mount. It’s like a puzzle. I hope the video helps you some at least. Any questions I can keep helping, hopefully 🤞

[@TheRem484]

I've been looking at the unlimited for awhile and thinking about rigging options before I pull the trigger. As you know these kayaks are an investment and I'd rather future proof my next one so to speak. Still undecided on whether or not I'd do bow or stern trolling motor. Do you think there would still be enough room for the motor guide Xi3 on the bow with your current set up?

[@rjmfishtales]

Yes i3 would fit on the kayak and it’s designed for it. Or a transom mount like I have.

[@albertgarcia2885]

Does it drop it low enough to not interfere with the side scan?

[@rjmfishtales]

It does for me. It definitely could go a little more though. When I change out to a bigger screen later this year I am going to come up with a spacer option etc. I would like it to go a bit more down for sure. It works but could drop some more.

[@bamabowhunter8499]

How are you liking the transducer mount 2 months later?

[@rjmfishtales]

Good so far. Only little problem I have is it comes a little lose on the top. The threaded part that holds it together when it’s on the trailer and bouncing around. I just make sure the rope is pulled through the slit and it’s tight before I trailer and it has been good. Eventually I am getting a bigger graph etc so I will see how new transducer is in future on the drop down. I wish it would drop a little more. Once I get the new one sometime later this year and have it apart I may make a spacer to drop more. I don’t need it to go all the way up because it’s on the trailer anyways. I only lay kayak flat once in a while in bed of my truck.

[@bamabowhunter8499]

Thanks for the reply! I have the switchblade currently but eventually I think I’ll switch to this because it’s so streamlined. Keep us updated if you mod it! Thanks

[@rjmfishtales]

@bamabowhunter8499 will do. The switchblade works good too. Only issue is going at a higher speed with motor kicks it up. That is why I changed.