Devices and systems for mounting a transducer within a watercraft hull

A system for mounting a transducer within a hull of a watercraft, the system comprising:

• a watercraft, wherein the watercraft comprises a hull;
• a housing comprising a base and at least one wall, wherein the base and the at least one wall define an interior volume;
• and
• a mount assembly disposed within the interior volume of the housing, the mount assembly comprising:
• a buoy positioned on a first side of the mount assembly;
• a transducer positioned on a second side of the mount assembly, wherein the second side of the mount assembly is opposite from the first side of the mount assembly;
• and
• a pivot axle defining a pivot axis of the mount assembly,
• wherein the mount assembly is freely pivotable about the pivot axis such that an orientation of the mount assembly is subject to a force of gravity, and
• wherein the housing and the mount assembly are configured such that an emitting face of the transducer points in a direction that is parallel to the force of gravity when the housing is mounted to or within the hull of the watercraft.

A device for universal mounting of a transducer, the device comprising:

• a housing comprising a base and at least one wall, wherein the base and the at least one wall define an interior volume;
• and
• a mount assembly disposed within the interior volume of the housing, the mount assembly comprising:
• a buoy positioned on a first side of the mount assembly;
• a transducer positioned on a second side of the mount assembly, wherein the second side of the mount assembly is opposite from the first side of the mount assembly;
• and
• a gimbal defining a pivot point of the mount assembly,
• wherein the mount assembly is freely pivotable about the pivot point such that an orientation of the mount assembly is subject to a force of gravity, and
• wherein the housing and the mount assembly are configured such that an emitting face of the transducer points in a direction that is parallel to the force of gravity when the housing is tilted.

A device for universal mounting of a transducer, the device comprising:

• a housing comprising a base and at least one wall, wherein the base and the at least one wall define an interior volume, and wherein the base is rounded with a curved inner surface;
• and
• a bearing disposed within the interior volume of the housing, wherein the bearing includes a rounded outer surface, and wherein the bearing comprises:
• a buoy positioned on a first side of the bearing;
• and
• a transducer positioned on a second side of the bearing, wherein the second side of the bearing is opposite from the first side of the bearing,
• wherein the bearing is freely pivotable about a pivot point by way of the outer surface of the bearing sliding along the inner surface of the base of the housing such that an orientation of the bearing is subject to a force of gravity, and
• wherein the housing and the bearing are configured such that an emitting face of the transducer points in a direction that is parallel to the force of gravity when the housing is tilted.