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Wasnt 'gybing centreboard; the best FM antenna

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What happened to him, anyway??
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steve
shhhhhhhhhhhh

this is a no wake zone.......


IF you are curious, look at his "cruising log" webpage.

lets just say........

it is an interesting place.......where the observations of facts and laws of physics occasionaly seem to not be present for consideration.

But I ask........... please let us not bring it back in here.

I still see the flames of those er.... heated discussions.

now for my caveats....
Others have very different impressions than I, and I am not making judgements of any individuals character.
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waternwaves wrote:shhhhhhhhhhhh
this is a no wake zone....... But I ask........... please let us not bring it back in here.
Vote +1 ~! :wink:
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Tahoe Jack wrote:Re antennas and TV, you may want to look at my mod posted under electrical....title was 26XMasthead...etc. I use a mast-mounted Triax TV amplifier...works great, and, when on the road, it rotates to horizontal and a jumper TV cable does the job. My AMFM came with a wire antenna lead...which I wrapped over the head door interior...works great. That is posted under a seperate mod. 8) Jack
Hi Jack. Is that the same type of antenna they put on camping trailers? I suppose if one is wealthy enough they could buy a satelite dish like the millionaires have on the big motorcoach RVs.
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Thanks for the 'link' mclmore. BTW, doing that mod again, I would move the TV connection shown on the top of the hull near the mast base...to one side or the other.....my mast raising kit tends to mash that unless I am carefull. Otherwise...I am happy with the setup. Re the other side comments....not sure most of us recall what the substance is....but, for the new comers....it is not about me. 8) Jack (one thing about this damn cold weather....we all have time to play this board...15deg and falling at 7pm local....keep the dog in for sure).
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Thanks for the ideas.

How about some tips on routing the wires. I tried again last night and am struggling to work out where to run the VHF coax. Probably been trying the wrong route. (down the headliner underneath the hatch channels?)
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50/50 wrote:Thanks for the ideas.

How about some tips on routing the wires. I tried again last night and am struggling to work out where to run the VHF coax. Probably been trying the wrong route. (down the headliner underneath the hatch channels?)
Yep, wrong route. Try going down the side of the boat. Start from under the mast, then go directly to port, using the channel under the thicker part of the cabin roof, then go down the side of the boat. Wire should come out under the forward end of the galley.

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My VHF is mounted up in the right hand corner (common monting place)

how do you run the coax there??
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Which 'right hand corner'? What is it mounted next to?
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tucked away port side of the companionway kmclemore.
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Post by kmclemore »

Ahh.. yes. Then run it as I've shown you, then back along the port side to about where the radio is, then run it back up the side to the radio.
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Thanks kmclemore :wink:
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Post by Night Sailor »

kmclemore, nice mast top diving board setup. Have any ospreys or anhingas build nests up there yet? :-)
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Night Sailor wrote:kmclemore, nice mast top diving board setup. Have any ospreys or anhingas build nests up there yet? :-)
Huh?? :| :?
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