decaturtxcowboy schreef:

Would there be any merit to fitting an antenna with a gimbal of sorts?

Most likely no...the strain of the coax would be greater than gimbaled
mass. Even if you attached an extension rod for greater mechanical
leverage, it might not synch up with the swells.

I'm considering a wandy unit on my radar arch with an omni on top of
it...
The wandy is successfully used in marine environments on inshore
freightships.
Distances over 5 km's are reported with good connections.
http://www.wandy.nl/2voc.htm
The utp cable provides (also, next to the signal up and down) the 12v
and there is no long coax that eats a lot of dB's. Gimballing is a
thought but the specs mention a 60 degrees antenna beam width so I
doubt if gimballing will really make any difference. But I agree and
think it's worth a little test before I make the final choice regarding
gimballing it or not.
Like cowboy says gimballing it would be simpler with the "soft"
utp-cable than with the rigid coax.
Keeping the unit leveled at whatever swell could be achieved by adding
a low weight (if necessary).
I intend to make the buy in a few weeks, if the firm allows me to test
it before buying it...
I'll write anything worth reporting to this NG.

Regards, Len.