Replacing the fish finder

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Depth readings on the old fishfinder were frequentlly reading over 500 feet (not happening in the Chesapeake) so it was time to replace it.

Here's where the old one was mounted

I pulled the old wires out with this string attached so could use it to pull the new wires.

Here's where the wires run below the starboard gunwhale


From the holes in the helm it looks like this is the 3rd piece of equipment to be mounted up here. The previous owner used a non-skid tread to cover over the old holes. It seemed to work well so I did the same except I went with gray instead of black. I also removed the compass so I could cover the entire top, then mounted the fishfinder and re installed the compass. I also added a speedometer because the new fish finder did not have one, the hole in the dash was already there and it was easy to do at the same time.


Finally I added this "old man" step (my wifes name for it) for those occaisions when I want to climb up on the bow.