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I bought my Garmin Striker Plus 7CV, I went with a 7 inch because the 4 inch I thought would be too small and unreadable. Small space on the 130, so the Garmin gets mounted on the flat panel to the right of the wheel, but the mount angle is restricted and not flexible. The alternative is to mount a spacer type of material at least 2 inches tall to the boat's flat surface area which will give the display more angle or tilt possibilities. Should I just mount it as is, or increase the height with Starboard or other strong durable material. I hate to attach some new material to the boat and have it looking funky.
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Edited by CaptCol on 03/27/21 - 6:18 PM
I used Starboard material, stacked it, screwed it onto the flat area, success IMHO. I positioned it where I can rotate the screen 180 degrees in case I later mount a trolling motor and maybe a second transducer on the trolling motor.
At Bass Pro I discovered there are several different versions of GPS mounts that could have worked for my situation. However they have a narrow profile which could be subject to vibration issues, their prices were $50-$100. Even though my labor was a bit tedious it still was the best option for me.
