I use an Edson arm (also costing more than your GPS) for a Garmin 5" plotter:
http://www.edsonmarine.com/marinestore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=87_100&products_id=430 Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > I just got a Standard-Horizon CP180 GPS/chartplotter/fishfinder/radar > from Fleabay for a good price. This is a 5 inch screen unit that is about > 8”x5”. I am in a bit of a quandary on where to mount it. On the bulkhead at > the forward end of the cockpit will make wiring easier and be fairly > protected from the weather. I usually am in the forward cockpit underway > with the autopilot remote. For tricky situations where I am at the helm I > would love it to be mounted on the binnacle, but I am not sure if I like > the idea of it being so exposed. Has anyone tried putting a navpod on a MK > I? Does the MK I binnacle guard have the standard 12” spacing or something > else? > > I already have a PC plotter setup that I like, but that draws about 36 > watts. This unit should be more like 6 watts and can support a radar if I > want to add the antenna. If I cable it right I can send waypoints back and > forth from the PC to the plotter. Only downside so far is I need a $170 > chart chip for a $140 plotter to get any decent level of detail L > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > *Coquina * > > *C&C 35 MK I* > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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