MountGuys Blog

May 10, 2012

Super Heavy Duty Fishfinder and Chartplotter Mounts

Filed under: GPS Mounts and Accessories, Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , , , — mountguys @ 2:00 pm

Made a big investment in a new chartplotter or fishfinder?  We recommend a metal mount with marine grade coating to prevent rusting.  RAM has a great line for supporting heavy devices up to 15 pounds.  All mounts come with a lifetime warranty from RAM.  These mounts have pre-drilled holes to fit a variety of gimbal and swivel brackets from mainstream manufacturers like Garmin, Lowrance and Raymarine.  Simply line up your bracket with the proper hole pattern and add some screws and nuts to fasten the bracket to the mount.  Most have full tilt and swivel.

RAM RAM-109HSB Another Spin on the Horizontal Swing Arm

RAM RAM-109HSB Another Spin on the Horizontal Swing Arm

RAM RAM-109V Vertical Swing Arm Mount

RAM RAM-109V Vertical Swing Arm Mount

RAM RAM-109HU Horizontal Swing Arm Mount

RAM RAM-109HU Horizontal Swing Arm Mount

RAM RAM-D-111U-C 2.25" Ball Surface Mount

RAM RAM-D-111U-C 2.25″ Ball Surface Mount

Lowrance Elite Fishfinder Mounting Options

Filed under: Other Mounts & Accessories — Tags: , , , — mountguys @ 1:48 pm

The Lowrance Elite Series includes several versions of the lower cost Elite-4 as well as the more expensive and feature rich Elite-5.  We have found that the plastic mount included with the units leaves a bit to be desired.  Fortunately there are some nice new alternatives constructed of metal.  The mounting adapter will take the place of the plastic part (called QRB-5 by Lowrance).  They will fit the slot vacated by the QRB-5 and come coupled with various mounting systems at a very competitive cost.  They are manufactured by our pals at RAM and come with a lifetime warranty.  You will want to use the 1″ ball versions for the lighter Elite-4 and the 1.5″ ball for the Elite-5.

As usual we offer some pictures of your options.

A closer view of the adapter by itself.

A closer view of the adapter by itself.

The back of an Elite-5 with a RAM surface mount.

The back of an Elite-5 with a RAM surface mount.

 

 

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