Slideable Maritime Stabilizer for Adjacent Members

A marine stabilizer comprising a stabilizer bar with first end having a first split rod connector and a second end having a second split rod connector wherein:

• the first split rod connector comprises a Y-joint at the first end of the stabilizer bar releasably fastened to a cover;
• the second split rod connector comprises a Y-joint at the second end of the stabilizer bar releasably fasted to a cover, and
• the second split rod connector containing within the cover and the Y-joint, a split bushing that permits rotational movement of a shaft passing through the second split rod connector and permits the longitudinal movement of a shaft passing through the second split rod connector;
• wherein the split bushing is made of two semi-circular matching pieces cut along a diagonal.

A stabilized trolling motor and transducer apparatus combination having a trolling motor with a base assembly attached to a boat, a trolling motor shaft passing through the base assembly, said trolling motor shaft having a top end with a head and a bottom end with a propulsion assembly;

• and the transducer assembly having an imager shaft with a transducer at a bottom end, a middle section, and an opposite top end with a fixed connector joining the opposite top end to the trolling motor base assembly, wherein the combination is stabilized by a stabilizer bar with first end having a first split rod connector and a second end having a second split rod connector wherein:
• the first split rod connector comprises a Y-joint at the first end of the stabilizer bar releasably fastened to a cover around the middle section of the imager shaft;
• the second split rod connector comprises a Y-joint at the second end of the stabilizer bar releasably fasted to a cover around the trolling motor shaft above the bottom end, and
• the second split rod connector containing within the cover and the Y-joint, a split bushing that permits rotational movement of the trolling motor shaft.

A method of stabilizing a trolling motor and separate marine transducer apparatus wherein the trolling motor has a base assembly attached to a boat, a trolling motor shaft passing through the base assembly, said trolling motor shaft having a top end with a head and a bottom end with a propulsion assembly;

• and the transducer assembly having an imager shaft with a transducer at a bottom end, a middle section, and an opposite top end comprising the steps of:
• joining the trolling motor base assembly to a portion of the imager shaft proximate the top end;
• positioning a stabilizer bar having a first Y-joint at a first end and a second Y-joint at a second end with the first Y-joint on the middle section of the imager shaft and the second Y-joint on the trolling motor shaft above the bottom end;
• fastening a cover to the first Y-joint around the imager shaft;
• positioning pieces of a split bushing around the trolling motor shaft at the second Y-joint and fastening a cover to the second Y-joint about the split bushing pieces and trolling motor shaft.