[C38] Pedestal mounted chart plotter. Edson

[Don Strong]

Rich: Rather than waiting for Anders to approve the image which I posted 
but is too large for instant viewing,
you can see it at one of my blogs,
http://c38sails.blogspot.com/2011/08/edson-radar-display-mount.html.

I cannot find this product on the Edson website any more. You might call 
them and ask for it.
Regards, Don

On 8/13/11 9:22 AM, les wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-08-08 at 20:29 -0700, 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
> For JACE, we chose the Eagle chartplotter.  It is reasonable in size,
> but small.  I created a mount from a piece of Mahogeny I had on hand.  I
> took a 1"x3"x8" piece. Drilled a 1" hole about 3/4" from one end, then
> cut a notch out, through the middle of the hole, and used the notch
> piect to bolt around the pedestal guard.  I ran the cables up through
> the deck and into the pedestal guard, and out a hole about 1" below the
> location I had decided on for the "arm".  The standard mount is mounted
> by a 1&3/4" screw through the center of the bottom, through two very
> large fender washers, through the "arm" and then a washer and nyloc nut.
> The arm will swivel on the pedestal guard and the chartplotter will
> swivel on the arm, so it is articulated enough to reverse it and hide
> from the wind in the dodger while watching the gps.  The NMEA cable
> routes down through the guard to the interface to the autopilot.  This
> lets the GPS give route and course information to the autopilot (a
> Wheelpilot).  The setup works quite well, with the exception that the
> autopilot wants to go off course about 1 mile before being guided by the
> gps.  I have been told by the autopilot company that this is due to its
> not being calibrated. But I have run the cal procedure many times to no
> effect.
>
> In any event, it will run a course, but goes past the way points quite a
> distance before correcting back to the desired course.
>
> The wheel pilot remote can be plugged into a distribution cable
> receptacle that I mounted in the port Lazerette.  This permits me to run
> the remote into the cabin via the galley pass through, and also run the
> remote at the chart table where I had an older garmin mounted. The
> garmin has run its course, and needs to be replaced.
>
> Next time I'm at the boat I will take a picture.
>
> Sorry for the late response on this one, I am just cleaning out my inbox
> and came across this.
>
> Regards,
> Les H
>
>
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Donald R. Strong
Professor
Dept. of Evolution and Ecology
University of California, Davis 95616