Nope .. I agree with True Blue completely BUT in my case I have a bowsprit that sits a few inches above the foredeck so the horizontal one was about the only option I had. And, in the past 13 years my Lofrans Tigres has performed beautifully except for the
paint (over aluminum) which is beginning to peel away. The brushed aluminum case was not available when I bought mine and would be my first choice now.
Terry