Portable fish finder

[TheMaestro]

Just out of curiosity,do portable FF have their own battery, or just leads?

 

[DanMC]

Yes, they have their own 12 v battery.I have a Humminbird color portable and i made an extension cord with a plug and can be pluged into the on-board 12 v plugs that tapps into the main starting battery.
Dan

 

[bcbouy]

my humminbird runs on 8 aa batteries.

 

[TheMaestro]

Thanks for the info!

 

[TheMaestro]

I looked at a portble FF at my local CanadianTire store, and it had a pole that is c-clamped. To the gunnels for the transducer. Do any of the portable systems have a wired transducer or are they all based on this submerged/attached pole? I guess what Im after is a FF that doesnt rely on a separate battery system,but also mounts like a tradtional FF with a hull mounted transducer.

 

[RivRunR]

I guess what Im after is a FF that doesnt rely on a separate battery system,but also mounts like a tradtional FF with a hull mounted transducer.

The Humminbird PiranhaMax portable, like the 160 Model, comes with it's own battery and an XPT-9-20-T transducer that mounts to the transom with a suction cup. I think you could replace the suction cup mount with a standard XNT type transducer mount, like the MHX XNT, but you'd need to check with Humminbird to be sure that it's a compatible mount for that transducer.

Edit: HBird has portable models in the 300 and 500 series too

 

[TheMaestro]

Thanks again! This helps..Im hoping to get it as a gift for my B-day