[Rhodes22-list] Radar?

[Mark Whipple]

Peter,

How were you thinking you'd mount the radome?

Mark

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 12:59 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
wrote:

> 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*
>
>