Stern operatively mounted universal sonic transducer for boat

A mounting device for mounting a sonic transducer to a boat, comprising:

• a transducer shaft;
• a transducer bracket for mounting a sonar transducer, the transducer bracket being mounted at a lower end of the transducer shaft;
• a two-part mount, the two-part mount comprising a first part configured to extend the transducer shaft between a retracted position and an expanded position and a second part configured to pivot the transducer shaft, wherein the two-part mount comprises a telescopic drive rod and one or more guide rods;
• a motor housing comprising a motor, wherein the motor is configured to provide power to extend and pivot the transducer shaft;
• and
• a transformer bracket being mounted to the transducer shaft at a location between the transducer bracket and the motor housing;
• wherein the transducer shaft extends through the transformer bracket,
• wherein operation of the telescopic drive rod of the two-part mount enables concurrent vertical movement of the transducer shaft.

A stern operatively mounted universal transducer for a boat comprises:

• a transducer shaft having an upper end and a lower end;
• a housing disposed at the upper end of the transducer shaft;
• a motor located within the housing for rotating the transducer shaft in at least one of a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction;
• a transducer bracket for mounting a sonar transducer, the transducer bracket being mounted at the lower end of the transducer shaft;
• a transformer bracket being mounted to the transducer shaft at a location between the transducer bracket and the housing;
• a base plate for attachment of the stern operatively mounted universal transducer to the boat;
• an upper bracket secured to the base plate and a lower bracket secured to the base plate in spaced relationship with the upper bracket;
• a pair of guide rods that extend through the upper bracket and the lower bracket, each of the guide rods being secured at one end to the housing and at the opposite end to the transformer bracket;
• a cylinder housing being mounted between the upper bracket and the lower brackets, the cylinder housing having a motor disposed therein;
• a telescopic drive rod secured at one end to the transformer bracket and the upper bracket at the opposite end, the telescopic drive rod being selectively moveable between an extended position and a retracted position by operation of the motor within the cylinder housing to move the transducer shaft and thereby the transducer bracket relative to the base plate.