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General Aquasport Forums => Electronics => Topic started by: Captain on February 26, 2005, 10:31:08 AM

Title: "The Patrick Level" Radar Mount
Post by: Captain on February 26, 2005, 10:31:08 AM

I know most of us on ClassicAquasport.com don't have vessels that require radar (although the devices have come down in price and are smaller than ever). However, having personally always been fascinated with radar, I had to check out The Patrick Level. It's an adjustable mount for radar. I write about it over in the blog (http://www.classicaquasport.com/blog/).

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Post by: Seadog on February 26, 2005, 06:30:09 PM

That is COOL! Some of the best ideas are the simple ideas. Do those side flaps on the video level it side to side? Does it have a bubble level or do you level it by 'eye'?

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Post by: Captain on February 26, 2005, 10:37:01 PM

I don't know about the side-to-side level capability. From what I understand, the device will keep itself level (up & down) automatically.

Kudos to Capt. Pat for taking his idea and seeing it through to fruition. He told me he came up with the concept for the self leveling mount about a year ago. In that time he has applied for a patent, developed prototypes, and gone into production. Give it another year and I'm sure it will be a highly polished machine. Something tells me Raymarine, Furuno and others might come calling :lol: Cha-Ching!

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Post by: captin.kid on February 28, 2005, 05:21:03 PM

I need to find a way to mount a radar to my boat without a tower any ideas???

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Post by: Argo on February 28, 2005, 05:27:35 PM

get a velcro strap and wrap it around your head.

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Post by: captin.kid on February 28, 2005, 05:30:49 PM

tryed that but the cable got in the way...
nice hat I like the look