dustforfun, I remember seeing a hand held fishfinder on one of the Saturday fishing shows about 5 years ago or so. I do not remember who made it. Only that the unit was mounted on its oun shaft with a transducer on the bottom. If I remember correctly it even had side look tech. Own built in batteries too. Would be perfect on small row boat with no power on board. They might still make-em, try local marine store, or even on-line mega type store. Good Luck.Break-em all. JEff