[C38] Pedestal mounted chart plotter

[Joseph Launie]

Richard,
     I got tired of the crew being in the way of instruments mounted on 
the cabin and moved everything to the wheel. I have  a Garmin tracking 
GPS, older model, that I hAve the racing waypoints in. I use this to get 
bearing to mark, VMG, speed and track.  On top of the pedestal I have a 
Garmin wind instrument. It talks to the GPS somehow and gives me true 
and apparent wind. It is in an edson mount but needs an addition to the 
pedestral to protect it. Highest thing - folks grab the instrument. The 
ugly ducking is my Ratheon radar and chart plotter. For club buoy racing 
I rarely turn it on. I had it mounted before I realized all the data was 
in letters too small for me to read without my reading glasses which I 
do not have out in the cockpit while racing. We ran the wires including 
co-ax  inside the binnacle guard.  Most unpleasant experience. Edson now 
makes a binnacle guard made out of larger pipe which I recommend if you 
are running co-ax inside.  No problem with wheel access. We have a 42 
inch Lewmar split wheel. It works well except the halves did not line up 
out of the box. Lewmar blew off 4 emails and 5 phone calls. Defender 
industries told me they buy tens of thousands of Lewmar stuff per month 
and Lewmar does not return their phone calls. Joe Launie/MACAVITY

On 8/8/2011 8:29 PM, Richard West wrote:
> Does anyone have their radar screen or chart plotter mounted at their 
> Edson pedestal?  If so, what did you use for the mount?  Does it get 
> in the way of getting to or from the wheel?  Does it block your view 
> forward at all?  Photos would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich, Legacy, Los Angeles
>
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