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>>I am looking at having my boatyard fit a GPS Radome >>and a VHF Aerial to our Seamaster 27. Has anyone >>else attempted this / or had this done to their >>Seamaster and if so where did you mount your GPS >>Radome? I have considered mounting it directly onto >>the coachroof, but I don’t want the interior >>headlining to be disturbed, also the boatyard are not >>happy at doing this either. I have seen another >>Seamaster 27 with their GPS Radome attached to a >>bracket protruding from the centre of the windscreen, >>this could be an option, as the boatyard have said >>they can fashion a bracket from aluminium which would >>then be secured to the windscreen frame. The VHF >>Aerial is a folding type so I am considering having >>this mounted on the port-side of the superstructure >>near to the navigation light. >> >>It’s at times like this that I wish she had a hardtop >>over the cockpit ;o) >> >>Any advice or suggestions would be greatly >appreciated, >> >>Thanks in advance, >> >>Ian. > >Ian >Why do you need a GPS dome? On my 27 I've got a Garmin >550 chartplotter which is mounted on the bulkhead >below dash height alongside the wheel/instrument box, >it operates well on its internal aerial picking up all >the satelites, so you do not need an usightly dome. >For my radio I have used a metre long stainless steel >whip VHF aerial mounted on a bracket on the top of the >wooden penant foremast, via a plug and a socket in the >cabin roof and the cabling hidden by the headlining >down to floor level and under the floor to the wheel >position. The range and reception is excelent and it >is also neat, tidy, and inconspicuious, so does not >spoil the classic lines, it's also a simple >instalation to do. >Best regards >Robin

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