BoatEFX HDX Gimbals

I use the BoatEFX gimbal brackets in lieu of the Garmin supplied gimbals. Now that Garmin charges extra for theirs, it is a no-brainer. For about $6 more than the Garmin standard bail, you get a heavy anodized aluminum bracket that works perfectly with GraphLox. You can get them in colors but my boat is black, so I get black.

BoatEFX HDX Gimbals

Good product

BoatEFX HDX Gimbals

I recently updated the units on my boat and wanted to get some new brackets. These things are heavy duty, and beautifully finished. One of the reasons I went with the BoatEFX brackets are one, because I was going to use the BoatEFX locks, which are phenomenal, and two, because the Boat EFX brackets had pass through holes in their ends, and not the slots like on my stock Lowrance brackets.

The only thing is, the Boat EFX brackets are thicker than the stock brackets, which means the stock **** don't have as much thread going into the unit as they would with the stock brackets. I remedied that by making my own **** using a female **** threaded for M6 screws, (Lowrance threads are metric), and 30mm long M6 SS bolts that I cut the heads off of, and used stud mount sealant to secure the bolt into the ****. Worked like a charm and makes me feel a lot better about running in rough water, versus the stock ****.

Otherwise,,,, great stuff !!!