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brackets for swing-out nav equipment

4K views 11 replies 8 participants last post by  SEMIJim 
#1 ·
I have seen boats with brackets that swing a nav board (Gps/radar displays) into the companionway. I looked in Home Depot for some type of bracket that could be tightened after it swings out, with no luck.
If anyone has any recommendations, I would appreciate it!
 
#2 ·
You may have a little more luck looking in an electronic's store, like best buys. I know they have something like that to mount a TV on.
 
#3 ·
Unfortunately, the best source for those arms I've seen is still Worst Marine.
 
#8 ·
NOLASailing-

I've got the next size up of that same mount for my GPS. Very nice to be able to use it in both the cockpit and the cabin.
 
#9 ·
I would go back to RAM MOUNT again and re-look. I have a mount from them that has 4 or 5 way positioning and there is no ball and each position can be locked into place. They have pages and pages of stuff. I remember it took a while to figure out which pieces we needed to make up what we have, and have it work for us. Prices were resonable enough, and we worked with a good company out of GA.
Mobile CX
1001 Davidson Dr
Ste C105
Savannah, GA 31408
(912) 964-6169
Kathleen
aboard
Schooner MISTRESS
 
#10 ·
There are hundreds of different kinds of RAM mounts. If you email them and tell them what you want, they will spec one out and forward your request to 3-4 RAM dealers you can order from (discount). Not all of them use the ball joints. My personal server is down right now but I'll post a pic of my old mount later... the RAM mounts are machined aluminum and very solid and I can't speak well enough of them.
 
#11 ·
Here are a couple of pics with the ball joint... The ability to articulate the arms is great when you are 1) Changing where you are sitting in the cockpit, or 2) Adjusting for the angle of the sun against the screen.



<img src="http://labatt.dandd.com/d/513-2/gps2.jpg"
 
#12 ·
(Apologies for reviving a month-old thread.)

labatt,

If you don't mind my asking: How much did that articulating setup set you back?

Is it really stable? That is: Once you lock it in place, does it tend to stay put, even with the boat heaving, maybe people brushing up against it, etc.? I like that you can get the GPS out of the companionway, but I'd worry that, with all that weight on the end of that arm, it would tend to sag or move about.

Tnx,
Jim
 
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