Ex-SolentBoy
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Radar Pole versus mast mount
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harstonwood
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John
I think it could get wacked everytime you tack?
Not sure if you are advocating pole or mast......however i would value your advice
4 to 1 so far!
I think it could get wacked everytime you tack?
Not sure if you are advocating pole or mast......however i would value your advice
4 to 1 so far!
harstonwood
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Thanks for that?...Nice job......but is the scanner not in line with boom? Needs to be higher I would have thought
Also need to be able to attach to chain plate..need to check ours out
Could be a contender!
john_morris_uk
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Barefoot on a boat!
(I know opinions differ, but I've seen too many damaged feet and broken toes)
Anyway I don't want to drift the thread.
To OP: I think I was voting for mast - but I'll not die in a ditch over the choice.
harstonwood
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Ok probably 4 to 2 then, though i may be leaning to backstay mount as there is a nice american unit I could get hold of
Boathook
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Mines a scanstrut mast mount well below crosstrees and protected from genoa by the baby stay. Not wanting to feed the cable through the mast I painted some trunking matt black to match the mast and pop riveted it on for the cable. With all the other bits on the mast it is not noticed and does not seem to get damaged either.
Chris_Robb
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I think the deciding factor to me would be, not the ultimate range, but the clarity of 6 to 10 miles range, and also in a rough sea. This is where there is a real down side to the amount of sea clutter on a mast mounted one.
Having got a mast mounted radome, If I was fitting again, I would have a pole, but it must be high enough not to irradiate your head!
I have never had problems with it fouling the leach of my 130% Genoa.
Having got a mast mounted radome, If I was fitting again, I would have a pole, but it must be high enough not to irradiate your head!
I have never had problems with it fouling the leach of my 130% Genoa.
harstonwood
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Don't suspose you have a picture?
Was worried about drilling lots of holes.....any issues?
harstonwood
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Thanks Chris
Am leaning towards a pole or back stay solution now
As you say 5 miles is sufficient
5 to 2
concentrik
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This is what I decided on:
For much the same reasons as have been mentioned already. There was already a wind gen on the stbd side so a radar pole just balanced it out. There's a cluster of antennae on there now so I'm glad I went for the 'bird table' version. The only prob was getting it made... you'd think it would be easy to have this fabricated but I approached SEVEN firms and none would do it.... some promised to but failed, others never sent quotes from the drawings I supplied.
The two sets of support struts are bolted to existing deck fittings. They really are needed - I started with one set and it just wasn't steady enough.
In the end I sourced the plate (metal merchants) and pole (s/s exhaust) and had it welded at my local garage. Total cost about £65. The s/s pole needs a rub down occasionally but other than that it all works fine - except the SeaMe picks up the radar, but SeaMe said it doesn't matter.....
This is what I decided on:
For much the same reasons as have been mentioned already. There was already a wind gen on the stbd side so a radar pole just balanced it out. There's a cluster of antennae on there now so I'm glad I went for the 'bird table' version. The only prob was getting it made... you'd think it would be easy to have this fabricated but I approached SEVEN firms and none would do it.... some promised to but failed, others never sent quotes from the drawings I supplied.
The two sets of support struts are bolted to existing deck fittings. They really are needed - I started with one set and it just wasn't steady enough.
In the end I sourced the plate (metal merchants) and pole (s/s exhaust) and had it welded at my local garage. Total cost about £65. The s/s pole needs a rub down occasionally but other than that it all works fine - except the SeaMe picks up the radar, but SeaMe said it doesn't matter.....
harstonwood
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Thanks concentrik , looks a nice job
6 to 2 now I think
What diameter is the stainless tube?
6 to 2 now I think
What diameter is the stainless tube?
rogerthebodger
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This is how I did mine
Ex-SolentBoy
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john_morris_uk
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Chris, can you just run past me your explanation of how the clutter is less from the lower scanner height!
pvb
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Sea clutter is affected by the angle of the wave face relative to the radar beam. The lower the scanner, the less sea clutter you get.
Bobc
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I always sail barefoot when it's warm enough (which isn't too often in this country
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pvb
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I reckon that the tube diameter is a crucial factor in achieving a stern pole which "looks right". Most custom poles are too thin, in my opinion, and look weak and spindly, although I'm sure they're strong enough. As I posted earlier, I went for the ScanStrut pole because I think it looks good, and is very easy to fit.
ghostlymoron
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With respect Roger, that looks like a bus shelter on the back of your boat.
pvb
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prv
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Not very keen on backstay mounts. I viewed a boat which had one, and it seemed to be loading the stay quite unfairly.
Don't think I've sailed on a boat with a pole - but I do currently have a mizzen mast which I find very handy to hold onto / lean against / etc and it seems like a pole might provide the same (at least on one tack).
Pete
Don't think I've sailed on a boat with a pole - but I do currently have a mizzen mast which I find very handy to hold onto / lean against / etc and it seems like a pole might provide the same (at least on one tack).
Pete