"Radar Tower" (arch)

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Re: "Radar Tower" (arch)

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Crikey wrote:Highlander, (on this site) has a very nice utility arch fabricated. :idea:
Here u go
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Re: "Radar Tower" (arch)

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This was a nice setup because it preserved the rear cockpit seats as well as worked with the full enclosure.

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Re: "Radar Tower" (arch)

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Crikey wrote:This was a nice setup because it preserved the rear cockpit seats as well as worked with the full enclosure.

:)
here she is with full enclosure
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the arch also incorperates an adj. backstay on a traveler, vhf antenna , gps ant. tv ant , wind/speed indicator, dinghy davets , aft anchor mount for small anchor used for dinghy or just beaching
here's a short vid of it during its conseption
http://s844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/ ... 0011-1.mp4

these are preconstruction pics during its modification
http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/ ... 010016.jpg

http://i844.photobucket.com/albums/ab1/ ... 010021.jpg

It is still under constuction as I am going to tweek it a bit more this fall or spring

J 8)
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