[Rhodes22-list] Radar?

Peter Nyberg peter at sunnybeeches.com
Tue Aug 11 12:59:02 EDT 2020


I’ve been thinking of the Furuno model DRS4W because the display can be on an iOS device, so there’s no need to figure out how and where to mount a display panel.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016) 

> On Aug 11, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com> wrote:
> 
> I think one of the great things about R22 owners is the interesting ways
> you all make modifications and additions to your boats - especially because
> GB packs so much into 22 feet out of the factory. My recent trip to Mount
> Desert Island in ME had me dreaming of sailing Luna Mia up there. Some of
> you know that the Maine coast is prone to fog, due to warm humid air over
> land blowing over cold water from the Labrador current. It seems like radar
> would be almost a requirement for cruising in Maine. So, has anyone put
> radar on a Rhodes 22?
> 
> A little context: a while ago I purchased a Garmin 741xs bundle that had a
> GPS with a multifunction display and an 18" radome. I was going to put it
> on my Nimble 30 but now I'm selling that boat.
> 
> I think putting the radome on the mast would not be ideal because I really
> don't want to add weight to it. So I'm thinking of a pole mounted behind
> the cockpit. I know that higher is better but everything is a compromise,
> right?
> 
> I'd welcome any thoughts or suggestions.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark
> 
> -- 
> Boston, MA
> 
> 2000 R22 *Luna Mia*
> 1986 Nimble 30 *For Sale*
> 1982 Com-Pac 16 *For Sale*



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