fish finder on the bow

What's the best way to mount a locator in the front of my 1785 Yar-craft? I have a minn kota motor that takes up a fair amount of the available area, and I was wondering how/where the rest of you have mounted the electronics in the front of the boat. Also wondering about the best place to mount the transducer. Can I mount the transducer on the trolling motor (remember, minn kota has the shaft pass through a channel, making it impossible to secure the transducer chord to the shaft of the motor)? Do I need to mount the transducer on the back of the boat and run the wire to the bow?

Any help would be appreciated.