The "Original" SternMate™ Transducer Mounting System
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Experienced boaters, fishemen and women asked for SternMate™... We exceeded their expectations
We fish and we boat just like anyone else...maybe more. Captain Chris grew up on the Del Mar Va Peninsula, fishing and boating the Atlantic, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake, Indian River and, of course the Nanticoke. It's in our blood...boating is our heritage, our way of life...our legacy. And now we are pleased to share some of that with you.
We encountered all sorts of problems mounting transducers. We had many questions, ran into obstacles, found leaks, made errors and had concerns of all manner, just as other boaters around the world have experienced. Taking shortcuts or just not having available the proper equipment oftentimes resulted in costly, aggravating consequences. So, we did something about it and now you can too.
Boat owners are keeping their boats longer and taking better care of them more than ever. They also expect maximum performance from their marine electronics. We knew that there was a need for a unique appliance to help us better manage our transom-mounted depth-finder transducers without drilling holes below the waterline. We were very well acquainted with the tedious, frustrating, sometimes impossible task involved in adjusting a transducer to obtain its optimum signal. Oftentimes we just gave up and blamed it on the equipment, our motors, our props...the boat, the "bubbles"...the hull design. For new installations or a retrofit, SternMate was engineered and developed by us to help you the boater, fishermen and women to do the job correctly ..."the rules have changed"
Captain Chris'
SternMate™ transducer mounting system can easily be installed on most all boats. Some of the types of boats that use transom-mounted transducers for fish-finders, depth-finders, sonar and fish locators are:
How to mount a transducer on: All-Purpose Fishing Boats Aluminum Fishing Boats Fish and Ski Bass Boats Bowriders Flat Boats Bass boats Center Console Closed Bow Runabouts Welded Boats Center Console Closed Bow Runabouts Center Console Closed Bow Runabouts Cuddy Cabins Deck Boats Houseboats Dinghies Electric Boats Multi-Hull Power Boats Catamarans Jet Boats Performance Boats Pontoon Boats Stern Drive boats Cruisers Skiffs I/O Inboard-Outboard Walkaround boats Sailboats Runabouts Outboard boats Electric boats Row boats Fishing boats Fiberglass boats Steel boats Painted Wood boats
Marine electronics manufacturers of fish-finder, transducers, depth-finder, sonar and fish locator, transducer mount equipment:
EAGLE Furuno Garmin Humminbird Lowrance Norcross Marine Northstar Technologies
SI-TEX Raymarine SIMRAD Northstar Tacktick Uniden Navionics Standard Horizon
Disclaimer: The aformentioned marine electronics manufacturers do not endorse SternMate products.
SternMate™ is the best way to mount your high speed transducer, LSS-1 transducer , Side imaging transducer, down scan transducer on your aluminum, fiberglass or wood boat
Multiple Transducer Mounting Accessory
LSS-1 Courtesy Lowrance Navico SI courtesy Hummingbird
Ranger 185V
"Stepped" transom
LSS-1
The Most Important OEM Transducer Mounting System Ever Developed
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High speed "Skimmer" transducer - LSS-1 Structure Scan - Side Imaging (Si) - Side Scan - Down Scan
Transducer is moved aftward of the "trough"
Transducer is elevated into the rising slipstream
Eliminate sounding problems created by transducer drag
Transducer is allowed to "skim"as designed, not plow
Eliminate transducer "roostertail" created by drag
Maintains direct, unobstructed contact with the water
Result: Corrective transducer optimization advantage,
transducer management, no damage
SternMate step-lad’r™
...for "Stepped-transom" hulls
...reach the water
No worry or embarrassment with tacky screwed-r-glued "Poly mounting boards, "Poly transducer mounting plates" or plastic cutting boards.
SternMateDUO™
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2012 Ranger 2410 Bay Boat
Hummingbird Quad Beam
Chris,
"I am a happy and satisfied SternMate customer with no holes in my boat. None.
The transducer holds the bottom depth to at least 46.4 MPH as that is as fast as I have gotten her up to since dialing in the best combination of height and angle for the mount. No rooster tail and all is well so far. Turns to port and starboard with no loss of signal, at speed.
Again, I thank you for all of the tips and information you shared with me".
D. Smith
FL
10/18/2011
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SternMate™ Uses
Speedometer Pitot tubes
Imaging transducers
Hydrophones
Electronic speed wheels
Fish attractor lights
Gimbel-mounted accessories
Water temperature sensors
Depthfinder sonar
Fish-finder transducers
Sub-aqueous camera
Bulkhead mounted accessories
Multiple transducers
Electronic fish attractors
Key SternMate™ Features
High quality extreme duty marine components
Attractive OEM design
Fiberglass - aluminum - painted wood hulls
Limited lifetime warranty
Fresh or salt water use
Designed for any hull (Flat to Deep V)
Special high speed adhesive installation
Eliminates installation damages
UV protected
Stainless steel fasteners
Designed for high speed x'ducer optimization
"Set-Back" Plate included (opt. 2nd plate)
Refit or new installation
Unique "stepped transom" accessory (opt.)
Mutiple x'ducer companion accessory (opt.)
USA Patent - other patents pending
Made in USA for boaters worldwide
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BEFORE-------------->
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Transducer installed snugged up directly to the transom
Transducer placed in a "trough" of agitated water flow
Transducer forced to "plow" below the running surface
Transducer "plows" its way creating drag and aeration
Obnoxious "roostertail", spray - garbled monitor screens
This is exactly how we are instructed to mount a
high speed transducer...or worse
Result: Blame placed on equipment, installation,
"propwash", boat design & more damage to relocate
NO Drilling - NO Screw holes - NO Caulk - NO Leaks - NO Damage - NO More Consequences
Garmin
Boston Whaler
Lowrance
Deep V
Skimmer Transducer
Carolina Skiff
Hummingbird SI
Ranger 185V
"Stepped Transom"
Hummingbird
Side Scan
Side Imaging
Credits: LSS-1 provided courtesy of Lowrance Navico
Hummingbird SI provided courtesy of Johnson Outdoors
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"Transducer screw-holes can ruin your boat - A poorly optimized transducer can drive you over the edge"
Uniquely design-engineered for "worry-free" transducer installation, management and optimization - Any hull design
Easy DIY Installation
Professional Results
Any Transducer
Deep V Hulls
Flat Bottom Skiffs
Multiple Transducer Accsy.
High Speed Marine Adhesion
Universal and Configurable
Unique "Stepped" Transom Accsy.
"Set back" Transom
Imaging Transducers
Extreme Duty Marine Components
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NAVIGATION MENU
...the "RULES" have changed
Boston Whaler - Garmin Transducer
Perfectly Installed and Optimized
High Speed
Transducers
Now that you know HOW TO INSTALL YOUR TRANSDUCER...
Follow THE RULES to learn where to install your transducer
(any boat hull, type or design)
Imaging
Transducers
