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Mounting radio in an inflatable boat
I have a 14' Zodiac-style inflatable boat with no console or other
provision for instruments, and I want to mount a console-style VHF radio somewhere on it. The plywood floor and transom are the only solid items available for mounting things. I bolted a stainless antenna mount on the inside of the transom for the 8' antenna, and that works well. The radio works OK just lashed onto something, but kicking it around and splashing it can't continue. I would buy a small fiberglass console to mount on the floor, but at several $100s they seem expensive. Any ideas? I can work in aluminum and stainless. I've consider a stainless hoop over the transom; somewhere aft of the transom would free up scarce space on the deck area. |
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Richard J Kinch wrote:
I have a 14' Zodiac-style inflatable boat with no console or other provision for instruments, and I want to mount a console-style VHF radio somewhere on it. The plywood floor and transom are the only solid items available for mounting things. I bolted a stainless antenna mount on the inside of the transom for the 8' antenna, and that works well. The radio works OK just lashed onto something, but kicking it around and splashing it can't continue. I would buy a small fiberglass console to mount on the floor, but at several $100s they seem expensive. Any ideas? I can work in aluminum and stainless. I've consider a stainless hoop over the transom; somewhere aft of the transom would free up scarce space on the deck area. Use a yacht stanchion socket scewed to the floor, and make a removeable stanchion with a small platform or box at the top, to fit your radio. A split pin will prevent the stanchion from moving, and you can dismantle the "console" in seconds. Dennis -- Digital Photo-charts fo all UK areas. Remove 'nospam' to reply. |
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