Radar Display Do-Over & A Flag To Call My Own
The radar on the BCC Elizabeth was installed such a way, that it only swung out 90º – leaving me to peer in from the cockpit side towards the starboard beam. Inconvenient to say the least. Better than having to go below for sure…but the install left me feeling like they got a phone call half way through the job, then when they hung up, they moved onto some other project. I do that all the time. I used some aluminum angle, since I had some laying around for my outboard motor mount project. Pretty darn beefy for a radar display, but works like a Chimpanzee.
One of the best birthday presents ever… maybe the best, hard to quantify those sorts of things was this flag I got, with an E on it in my colors. I think it’s supposed to stand for Extrasmelly. I fly it all the time.
Ben:
The 1/4″ angled stock is not strong enough to support the heavy weight of the radar display. Suggest you used at least 1/2″ SS 316 stock
Very nice job of fitting the radar display to the mount.
Fair Winds,
BCC IDUNA
ehh…I see saw marks?
flags are cool. Now I’m going to have to get one. Your making more work for me Ben.
BCC Shanti
I like to think of the saw marks as charmingly rustic… Another “work boat finish” for the win!
Hi Ben ,,,, did you ever think that you might have to travel with a “black’ed out ship” in the middle of the night,,,, to disguise your boat from unwanted followers.
At a time like this your radar pays v great dividends ,,,,, hope you only have to do it once, or not at all !
Food for thought ! I did it once ,,, but expect , that it might not be the last time in these Asian waters .
Douglas ,,,, Practice makes perfect !!!
Douglas, did you have sail- or power vessels in pursuit? We know how it turned out, but tell of the story!
Regards,
Rosie
Hey Ben I need a design for my C1120 Raymarine display, West marine used to make a good one but they don’t no more. Has to pivot from the side of the main hatch support.
Hey Ben,
Don’t you get some compass deviation with the radar mounted right next to it?
When I chartered a BCC in Anacortes, the motor control panel was next to the compass, and it was out by over 20 degrees!
I have some compass issues actually, 20º off as well, and I suspect the RADAR may be a cause, still thinking this one through…