I bought a new fish finder for the front of my boat and a skimmer transducer was included. Lowrance mentions that it can be mounted to the front trolling motor, which I want to do. This may be a dumb question, but since the prop of the trolling motor is facing towards the rear of the boat when it is in the water, which way should the skimmer transducer be mounted? Should the flat end be pointing forward or should it be pointing towards the back of the boat?

Better yet, to simplify the question, which way should the transducer be pointing?

Mount it the same orientation you would if mounting on the transom....in other words, in the direction the TM is pointing.

Just my opinion, but if you're going to mount a transducer on a trolling motor, go ahead and spend the extra money and get a transducer shield. Over the years, I replaced 3 transducers due to smacking into stuff. It's been a couple of years now since I've got the transducer shield and I haven't busted my transducer since. They've got models to fit puck style and skimmer style transducers. It will be forty bucks or so and shipping well spent.

I still smack into stuff with my trolling motor with the same frequency as before, I just haven't had to replace the transducer for a couple of years.

Where can I find this transducer shield? 

8 hours ago, Kbert1171 said:

Where can I find this transducer shield? 

Transducer Shield and Saver

https://www.transducershieldandsaver.com

 

 

 

Or just don't run into stuff...?

The location of the skeg on the trolling motor also needs to be considered. Some motors have the skeg on the nose of the motor and the transducer is mounted behind it which will protect the transducer from getting hit. If the skeg is near the prop and the transducer is exposed, a shield can help.