I made my little Garmin 5" somewhat portable. As the wiring I have is just for power (2 wires) I put some good quality plugs on the Garmin harness and a wire from the fuse panel. I used the type of plugs they use on model planes and boats. Now, I can unplug the unit in just a minute and move it wherever I want. I have a short wire with alligator clips for when I take it to another boat (take the mounting bracket along, attached to a piece of wood) - I use this for our J-80 race boat when we do the Annapolis to St. Michaels race for example and when I am picking up a boat for the CBMM boat donation program.
I will also set up a lead in wire for my small power boat I got from the museum. I keep it on the binnacle most of the time, covered with the binnacle cover - so far (7 years) no problems. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Goodyear via CnC-List To: Della Barba, Joe ; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 11:46 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List CP180 GPS 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 <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 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: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com 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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