Travels of SV Far Niente

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Radar Pole


This was another big project. I couldn't find a commercially made pole that I liked, so I decided to build my own. At the annapolis show I saw a very nice base that has a ball socket, so i didn't need to worry about welding on a precisely angled base plate. Also, it would enable me to lay the pole down to service the electronics. I added an antenna array on the top, incorporated a Questus mount for the radar dome, put an outboard engine lift on the side and a flood light to illuminate the aft transom at night. It works great!

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