![]() These days the GPS is so sensitive it can be mounted inside your boat, but a 2nd AIS antenna mounted high up (I mounted it above the radar using a 2 foot VHF antenna pole) is better than using a splitter on your primary VHF antenna. While I was at it, on my scanstrut I also had mounted a dedicated 3 foot AIS antenna, GPS (for the AIS unit), GPS for my boat, and a Sirius Radio antenna, plus a flag halyard and two extra pad eyes to run temporary lines to the deck for added stability in extremely bad weather or storage. In thousands of miles of cruising 50 days a year, I almost never used my radar, and the few times I did I could have easily adjusted it manually on each tack, saving the weight and expense of an auto leveler. If I was to do it over again, I would eliminate the auto self-leveling mount (not pictured) and used manual leveling. ![]() gclid=CjwKCAiAzanuBRAZEiwA5yf4urbJ_OOJ_5ScO5D1aPrv5Y07mV-osfmHqkXDn4DpU_YxxkaW25Oz3RoC3DcQAvD_BwE ![]() At this moment I forgot why I discarded the idea of putting the radar on the backstay and mainmast. I used this scanstrut product, link below, on my 39 foot sailboat, mounted to the aft end, and was very happy with it.
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