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Do
you have any advice about mounting a plotter on a flying bridge? B.C.,
via e-mail
You
bet. First of all, figure that your plotter may well be the most looked-at
and fingered machine up there. Give it proper priority, which may conflict
with aesthetics. Flush-mounts usually look great, but don’t always
permit direct sightlines and easy reach. Plus, you may find, even with
the brightest screens, that in certain light conditions you want to angle
the LCD just so, or simply get it closer to your eyes. If that’s
the case, and the usually limited adjustability of the plotter’s
own freestanding bracket doesn’t do the job, you might consider a
RAM mount. This company (www.ram-mount.com)
makes a nearly infinite number of base plates, arms, and sockets designed
to hold most any size machine exactly where you want it. They’re
quite rugged, though not pretty. Navpods (www.hosecoil.com)
are something of a compromise; these are sleek fiberglass shells into
which you flush-mount a machine, then attach the pod to some horizontal
surface. Some models swivel on one axis, some on two. Both RAMs and Navpods
can be seen at many marine stores, though few outlets can stock the full
lines. Finally, consider a temporary installation so that you can fine-tune
the ergonomics for yourself. —B.E.
Got
a marine electronics question? Write to Electronics Q&A, Power
& Motoryacht, 260 Madison Ave., 8th Fl., New York, NY 10016. Fax:
(917) 256-2282. e-mail: PMYElectronics@primediamags.com.
No phone calls please.
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