In order to mount the chart-plotter without irreversibly sawing wholes into the Seascape I built myself a casing out of plastic.
The casing is made of UV-resistant plastic and bent by using a hot air gun and a form made out of wood.
It is not exactly stylish like an Iphone but considering my manual skills quite okay.
Chart plotter mounted in the casing
Chart plotter dismounted
Cabling from the inner of the boat
View from above
View from right
View from left
View from below – the black thing is a GoPro-mount
View diagonally from below
The wood is used to hold the frame – it is glued in the casing
Chart plotter in the frame
Frame viewed from behind
Frame without plotter
View from the cockpit
And a little video from different angles showing the different modifications:
When you move the traveller on the Django 7.70 the edges in the cockpit are damaged relatively easily (see damage in the red circle).
In Germany you can buy this nice self-adhesive, stainless-steel gelcoat protection under:
Gelcoat-Protection
Not so nice: damage from moving the traveller…
Much better: Stainless steel edge protection
As quite some of you wondered on our meeting last weekend how I built my Seascape 18 Autopilot, please find some pictures attached:
To „disengage“ simpy pull the rope upwards – works like a charm!
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