Comments on: Cheap AIS, Grand Total: $267.46 http://www.navagear.com/2008/02/cheap-ais-grand-total-26746/ Tech and Tools for Cruisers Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:04:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Shine Micro Class B AIS Is Up & Running | Navagear.com http://www.navagear.com/2008/02/cheap-ais-grand-total-26746/comment-page-1/#comment-2261 Shine Micro Class B AIS Is Up & Running | Navagear.com Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:53:38 +0000 http://www.navagear.com/2008/02/cheap-ais-grand-total-26746/#comment-2261 [...] up”) was extremely easy, mostly because I had already crossed most of these bridges when I installed my receive-only AIS unit. I’ll discuss the details in future posts. addthis_url = [...] [...] up”) was extremely easy, mostly because I had already crossed most of these bridges when I installed my receive-only AIS unit. I’ll discuss the details in future posts. addthis_url = [...]

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]]> By: Sarge http://www.navagear.com/2008/02/cheap-ais-grand-total-26746/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 Sarge Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:32:12 +0000 http://www.navagear.com/2008/02/cheap-ais-grand-total-26746/#comment-1273 Tim, I had my radar arch added after I had already mounted my GPS antenna, but I wanted the GPS antenna raised, so I had it moved. Instead of drilling a hole in the roof, the guy drilled a hole in the side of the cabin, close to the roof overhang and ran the wire out from there. He covered the wire hole with a clamshell. The advantages to this that I saw were: 1. The hole was covered from any rain, etc. by the roof itself. 2. The clamshell protected the hole even more from any water that may approach from the horizontal. 3. Any water that wanted to get through the hole would have to approach directly from the bottom and fight gravity in the process. Something to think about next time. Tim,

I had my radar arch added after I had already mounted my GPS antenna, but I wanted the GPS antenna raised, so I had it moved. Instead of drilling a hole in the roof, the guy drilled a hole in the side of the cabin, close to the roof overhang and ran the wire out from there. He covered the wire hole with a clamshell. The advantages to this that I saw were:

1. The hole was covered from any rain, etc. by the roof itself.
2. The clamshell protected the hole even more from any water that may approach from the horizontal.
3. Any water that wanted to get through the hole would have to approach directly from the bottom and fight gravity in the process.

Something to think about next time.

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