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Originally Posted by goreds.king
Alphahawk, I’ve got an Old Town Predator 13 and so far I love it! If you are ever up towards Nashville and looking to paddle one give me a shout.
I've seen a few pictures of the Prowler II and it looks very similar to the Predator (which makes sense both being made by Johnson). The Predator is a hefty boat and the transducer scupper I’m wasn’t happy with (only knocks on the boat so far). I’ve got a Hummingbird 346c DI. No matter how I worked it, the transducer wouldn’t fit all the way in the recessed hole. A very small portion of the transducer would be exposed. Instead of spending money now to install it I’m using the mad frog liberator arm to hang it over the side (since I already had one). I’ll revisit this later.
The boat is rock solid. I’ve been out multiple times for more than 4 hours and found the seat to be a lot more enjoyable than my Perception Pescador. It has A LOT of rigging options. I’ve got a few more things to rig up, but I’m very pleased so far. If you have any questions or would like me to send you any pictures of how I have it rigged let me know. Sorry to hijack your thread.
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Thanks for the help....much appreciated. I have been on the phone for two days with Humminbird....Old Town.....and Ocean Kayak....which is same tech support as Old Town. There is no way that a side imaging transducer will fit in the Prowler II scupper mount. I asked the guy why they did not change it and he said that they had always used the XTH 9 20 P in the Prowler line of boats and it had worked well....but that transducer does not support si or di. So playing devils advocate I asked him why put a scupper mount on a boat very similar made by same company that can use the side imaging transducer...meaning the Predator 13....as si is really coming on fast and why would a guy not want an si unit in a Big Game Prowler II. His reply "You've got us there"....LOL. He said they should have and it will probably come in a later model year version down the road. I like both of those boats but the BG II weighs 16 pounds less than the Predator 13. I don't know if my repaired rotator cuffs can handle the extra weight of the Predator. I really don't want to mount that transducer over the side but may be forced to. No secret I am fat and can't lean as far forward as younger and slender guys to fold up my transducer arm before beaching kayak. Does your mounting setup get in the way of your paddle stroke? I guess that is something all of us have to find where our stroke is at on a boat. I have a Ram transducer arm kit but may need to look at the Mad Frog Liberator pads.....just when one thinks it is all settled you find out it's not...LOL.
Regards