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smd
Posted - 01/16/2021 : 12:04:39 Hi,
Could anyone who happens to have their rig down provide me with some dimensional info on the masthead? Mostly I need to know the angle at the top, so that I can make a shim that will provide a flat surface for a transducer mount. If anyone can measure for me that would be great. I looked for a diagram or template online but couldn't find anything drawn to scale. Thanks.
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smd
Posted - 03/12/2021 : 15:28:47 That's exactly right, Lee, the shiny part is the adapter. And, you know, crows are super smart!
Lee Panza
Posted - 03/07/2021 : 19:08:15 OK, I'll apologize if I'm misinterpreting this, but I'm guessing the dark-anodized component is the Garmin-supplied base to hold the arm, and the part your friend made is the bright-finish tapered-slab adapter between it and the masthead casting. I see that he put a bevel around the top surface. Nice work!
But, does Garmin really think tamper-resistant screws are necessary at the top of a mast?
smd
Posted - 03/07/2021 : 10:23:35 The part my neighbor made is far more sophisticated than needed. He did it for fun and practice. I just took a couple of pics when I was aloft, but here you go.
Lee Panza
Posted - 03/06/2021 : 00:32:32 That's a nice looking fabrication, Steven. This is considerably more sophisticated than the simple shim you initially seemed to be talking about. But I'm having trouble understanding what I'm seeing. Can you post a couple of other views (and, perhaps, a tad larger)?
keats
Posted - 03/04/2021 : 13:43:17 Looks like an outstanding piece of work.
smd
Posted - 03/04/2021 : 08:27:47 Follow-up here. I made up a little shim/mount that would counter the 6-degree decline of the masthead. I used a piece of teak. But then I was chatting with my upstairs neighbor and he actually fabricated an aluminum version with the CNC machine he has in his apartment. Here's a pic I took during install. Lee Panza, given your engineer-style diagrams, I thought you'd appreciate my neighbor's work (if you look very closely you can see he even bevelled the edge). Anyway, thanks for the helpful info!
-Steven
Lee Panza
Posted - 01/19/2021 : 23:08:36 I'll submit something on this to Tech Tips (there are instructions there about submitting). It's true, this area is quite difficult to reach in order to take measurements.
Voyager
Posted - 01/19/2021 : 11:25:57 This should become tech topic. I’m certain that many C25 boaters would like to create attachments for their mast tops like WiFi repeaters, bird spikes or video cameras , but can’t do the pre-planning because they don’t have the design specifics. This image clearly shows the details. How can members publish articles to the tech topics?
smd
Posted - 01/17/2021 : 23:35:22 Lee: that is PERFECT. Thanks so much.
Lee Panza
Posted - 01/17/2021 : 21:10:50 Will this help?
I don't have the transverse dimensions but this photo should give you a pretty good idea, since the dimensions of the mast extrusion are known:
smd
Posted - 01/16/2021 : 13:22:47 I saw that one, but also noticed that it said it's not to scale. Looks pretty dang through, though. I'll bet it's about right. Thanks.
keats
Posted - 01/16/2021 : 12:28:49 Appears to be a dimensioned drawing in this thread.
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