Right now I'm having a strange vision of some kind of arm,
..
..
it so i can just swivel the laptop around inside the cabin and see it
from both areas.

I currently use a tv wall mount for my monitor. I bought one at Wal-mart
for about $25.00 and throughbolted it. When I'm using the computer it
swings out over the table, and then swings back against the wall when I'm
done. It comes with a securing strap that may or may not work for a
laptop.


Aaron

Buy a Flat LCD display and mount it on an articulated ARM, so that it can be
swung out into the companion way etc. We have a Lexan drop Board that ours
fits behind. Take your laptop, and put it "away", using remote
keyboard/mouse to minimize the risk from spray.



I currently use a tv wall mount for my monitor. I bought one at Wal-mart
for about $25.00 and throughbolted it. When I'm using the computer it
swings out over the table, and then swings back against the wall when I'm
done. It comes with a securing strap that may or may not work for a
laptop.


Aaron

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On Mon, 03 May 2004 08:34:22 -0400, Sheldon Haynie
wrote:

Buy a Flat LCD display and mount it on an articulated ARM, so that it can be
swung out into the companion way etc. We have a Lexan drop Board that ours
fits behind. Take your laptop, and put it "away", using remote
keyboard/mouse to minimize the risk from spray.

Shelton,
Can you recommend any particular inexpensive flat lcd display and
where to het one?
Thanks,
John C.

Stephen Trapani wrote:
I'm not really fond of the idea of not being able to use it during foul
weather and I don't think I can trust a bimini/dodger setup to protect a
laptop in foul weather.

then maybe you might want to consider one of these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6639 210&rd=1

nice box! and you don't need to worry about a holder
(pity about the Windoze virus though) but that's easily enough fixed

velcro?

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What is the best way to hold a laptop on a boat? boat shelf with the
right size hardback books to keep it from sliding around? holder arm or
some homemade jig I can copy? A way to see the laptop screen from the
helm in the cockpit on a sail boat? a couple of different attachment
areas maybe?

Does anyone have some brilliant setup? I have an iBook if that matters.

Stephen

Look the

http://www.ram-mount.com/laptopcomp.htm


Jeannette

On Sun, 02 May 2004 09:39:09 -0700, Stephen Trapani
wrote:

What is the best way to hold a laptop on a boat? boat shelf with the
right size hardback books to keep it from sliding around? holder arm or
some homemade jig I can copy? A way to see the laptop screen from the
helm in the cockpit on a sail boat? a couple of different attachment
areas maybe?

Does anyone have some brilliant setup? I have an iBook if that matters.

Stephen

Jeannette
aa6jh
Bristol 32, San Francisco
http://www.eblw.com/contepartiro/contepartiro.html

Stephen Trapani wrote:

What is the best way to hold a laptop on a boat? boat shelf with the
right size hardback books to keep it from sliding around? holder arm or
some homemade jig I can copy? A way to see the laptop screen from the
helm in the cockpit on a sail boat? a couple of different attachment
areas maybe?

Does anyone have some brilliant setup? I have an iBook if that matters.

Stephen

Try these guys:

http://www.ram-mount.com/

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