5-feet up on the mast within easy reach, allowing me to install or remove the unit while standing on the cabin roof. Keeping the 16-pound weight of the scanner low also helped prevent excess heeling under sail, which would have been a concern if we had installed the unit higher.
Installation Installation was fairly simple.
The Lowrance display replaced the old Garmin fishfinder on top of the helm pedestal. Although larger sizes are available, for our small sailboat it was more appropriate to choose the 7-inch unit. The included mounting bracket filled the platform on top of the pedestal and we’re totally satisfied with this choice. Swapping systems also required
a change of transom-mounted transducer to match the new system. After removing the old transducer, I used Marine-tex to fill the screw holes, allowing it to cure overnight. After sanding and repainting, I positioned the new transducer and drilled the holes. With a dab of marine sealant on the threads of each screw, I installed the
new transducer and snaked the cable into the boat, following the path taken by the old cable. The Seaview SM-18-R mast
platform is designed to fit masts of varying sizes, 3 inches in diameter or greater. Adjustable flanges pivot to fit the contour of the mast. It’s just a matter of aligning the platform with the centerline of the boat, and using the supplied rivets to install the unit. This part of the project requires an extra set of hands and eyeballs to line things up and mark hole locations for drilling the dozen holes for the rivets supplied with the platform. The Lowrance Broadband 3G™
scanner weighs only 16.3 pounds, so it’s easy to lift onto the platform and install the 4 stainless steel bolts. The data cable simply plugs into bottom/rear of the scanner, then we lead it down the mast to deck level, using Velcro straps to secure the wire to the mast. Then we run the cable to the base of the nearest stanchion and use a Velcro strap at each stanchion as the cable runs aft along the toerail to the transom where it passes through a boot to the interior. Once inside, the cable snakes beneath the
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the radar components is less than 10 minutes. And now, thanks to the marvels of modern technology, we have virtual eyeballs that can see clearly through conditions of limited visibility. But radar is not only for days or
nights of sailing in limited visibility. We use radar all the time, because of the heightened situational awareness it gives us. One glance at the display shows when another boat is sneaking up from behind or from some obtuse angle I haven’t looked at because I’m so focused on what’s ahead. Now we sail with greater confidence, knowing what’s around us. The lines in my forehead are gone again, and I have exhaled deeply.
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