A question to this list about mounting a radar I recently stumbled into a situation where a 5 year old Garmin radome that was the exact correct model for our Garmin GPSMAP 740 chartplotter became available for just under $500. Given this great price and our recent night trip up the coast in heavy fog we decided we should snatch this up.
We like to be able to do a bit of cruising on our boat but we also like to do some racing. As with all the other cruisy stuff (dodger, bimini, etc) I like the option of being able to install it only for a cruise and leave it home the rest of the time. I do not wish to have the radome mounted on the mast for this reason (and the wear and other issues on the jib). Was thinking of either a backstay mounted solution or a removable radar pole at the stern. Something like the Scanstrut SC100 series. The issue I have found is that the backstay mount and removable pole mounts are extremely expensive and we are not even certain how much we will use this. Any advice from others on this list or knowledge of a used pole or perhaps info on how to manufacture my own? Thanks Mike Persistence HAlifax
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