The console comes with the boat to make install and removal easy.

But I just got a brand new Lowrance Eltite 4X HDI and the cable for the transducer is so large that it will not fit into the molded slot provided by the mold on the console.

As a result the console will not seat properly either in the hole.

So I see two options.

One is to cut a 1" hole to allow the sonar/ff cable to come up from the bottom of the console.

The other is to remove material in the slot  where it's supposed to go which will most likely also open that area up to water. But at least it's not as big of an area to have to seal.

Neither option is favorable.

Like I said, bigger cable than before or improper mold indent is the problem here.

Here is a pix of the cable in the slot as best as it will fit right now and it should be flush.

Be warned you may have to do some mods to this console to make things fit.

 

 

On edit, the seller of the kayak had me contact Lowrance and they said that yes the cable diameter is larger on this mode FF. So they are going to try to work with Wilderness to fix the problem. But what if someone uses a smaller cable for another FF.
Not my idea of fun and I guess I will have to do my own modifications to mine.

 

 

putting a round hole is usually not a problem and can be dealt with. The other possibility is to use a different FF to solve this problem.

But you would have to cut a 1" hole to clear the plug and then deal with a cable that is over a 1/4" in diameter.

That's a lot of sealant to use.

And I am not going to send a new FF back.

I will make things work, regardless.

Just drilled a hole big enough for the plug.

At least the console fits where it's supposed to now.

Just have to seal the hole now.

Use a Liquid Tite Fitting after you drill the hole.

The green in the middle is a Nerf Ballistic ball that I cut down and sanded.

A cheap solution would be to buy a rubber plug/grommet from a parts store that's for a 1" hole. The kind with the lip underneath. Then drill a hole in the center large enough for the cable to fit in. Cut it with a razor blade to the edge so you can put it around the cable. Once you fit it into the 1" hole it will not come out but I always use a little rtv on the back just to be safe. It cleans up easily too if you ever need to remove it. I've done this a lot when passing wires through the firewall of cars for certain gauges or other things. One like this.