[Rhodes22-list] Boat Equipment

[John Lock]

I use a similar setup as Herb for my GPS.  Don't need a full chart  
plotter on my lake.  The handheld GPS sits in a bulkhead mount which  
has 12v power in it, so no battery worries.  When I remove it from the  
mount to use elsewhere it reverts to internal battery.  This GPS also  
features an extra large display mode, so critical items are viewable  
from the stern rail while it's still in the mount.  Link to previously  
posted photo below.

http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20081103/825ed755/attachment-0001.jpg

Cheers!
John Lock
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s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
Lake Sinclair, GA
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On Jan 3, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Herb Parsons wrote:
> I prefer a handheld on my O'Day as well. If my boat was a wheel helm,
> I'd want a large mounted system as well. I use a ball mount from Ram
> Mount to mount the handheld when I don't want to hold it.
>
> michael meltzer wrote:
>> http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|344|295761|301233| 
>> 320702|746011&
>> id=620183
>>
>> unless you always have a helmsman, you will not be able to work the  
>> bulkhead
>> and the tiller at the same time, it also too far away(for me) to  
>> read play
>> with, I much prefer(and expresslessly for a night watch) to have it  
>> in mine
>> hand, play with the zoom and pan as needed and in a cup holder  
>> otherwise
>> watching the course, no one blocks it.. no holes for a piece of  
>> equipment
>> that upgrade every 5 years
>>
>> -mjm