[Rhodes22-list] Radar?

[Peter Nyberg]

I’ve been thinking of the Furuno model DRS4W because the display can be on an iOS device, so there’s no need to figure out how and where to mount a display panel.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016) 

> On Aug 11, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com> wrote:
> 
> I think one of the great things about R22 owners is the interesting ways
> you all make modifications and additions to your boats - especially because
> GB packs so much into 22 feet out of the factory. My recent trip to Mount
> Desert Island in ME had me dreaming of sailing Luna Mia up there. Some of
> you know that the Maine coast is prone to fog, due to warm humid air over
> land blowing over cold water from the Labrador current. It seems like radar
> would be almost a requirement for cruising in Maine. So, has anyone put
> radar on a Rhodes 22?
> 
> A little context: a while ago I purchased a Garmin 741xs bundle that had a
> GPS with a multifunction display and an 18" radome. I was going to put it
> on my Nimble 30 but now I'm selling that boat.
> 
> I think putting the radome on the mast would not be ideal because I really
> don't want to add weight to it. So I'm thinking of a pole mounted behind
> the cockpit. I know that higher is better but everything is a compromise,
> right?
> 
> I'd welcome any thoughts or suggestions.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark
> 
> -- 
> Boston, MA
> 
> 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
> 1986 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
> 1982 Com-Pac 16 *For Sale*