Need help choosing a depth finder

[keithdog]

Hope you guys can help. I need to buy a new depth finder. Here is my problem. I have a 12 foot john boat. I don't have it on a trailor, but rather, haul it in the back of my pickem'up truck. I can't decide if I should get a portable or a permanent mount depth finder. If I go permanent, I can easily take the main body out for storage. But my worry is this. I often have to drag my boat out of the water and across the ground or ramp to get it onto the truck bed. I'm worried that if I have the transducer mounted onto the stern of the boat flush with the bottom of the boat I may damage the transducer when I drag the boat onto shore. I could go portable but most models I find have mounts for the trolling motor. Thats cool if I have my motor. But I don't always use my motor especially if it is just a quick outting. It's been so long since I bought a depth finder. Not since I was 21 and owned a bass boat which obviously was a permanent mount. I'm 47 now......soooo..... The bass boat is gone now. ANy ideas, suggestions????? By the way, Happy Holidays to you all.