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Others with Montauks may have better placement spots. The key is to keep it away from agitation. Trim tabs would affect the placement. You try to have the bottom of the transducer as parallel to the water as possible without lowering it too far down. The angle of the bottom of the boat sometimes makes you "split the difference" of its angle to the water so not too much of the transducer is submerged below the bottom of the boat. I think you will be happy with the Dragonfly. Locals here like it. It is a self contained unit so it does not communicate/talk with any other electronics. I am repeating the suggestions of our local boat electronics expert (Fred Fritz). My days chatting with him make me feel like I am back in school having discussions with a most talented professor.
Garris