I am adding radar to my 2005 Fisherman 222. Looking for any input regarding mounting dome to the t-top and if the wiring in the electronic box fuse panel can handle the added load of the radar dome and chart plotter.
Adding radar to Fisherman 222
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Sardinia306Canyon
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Do you have a t-top with fabric, or hard panel?
On a sturdy hard panel t-top you can bolt it in the panel, if fabric you need a stable base what may be already there.
You would need to make holes in the fabric what is suboptimal, find a way to avoid long term ripping there.
You may have build a kind of sturdy car roof bars attached to the aluminum tubes as base for the dome.
Dome radars don't use that much power as in earlier times, i don't expect that it will blow the main fuse for the fuse panel.
However you may connect the power cable directly to the +12V pole on the fuse panel or make a dedicated power line after house battery switch for the radar.
Chris
On a sturdy hard panel t-top you can bolt it in the panel, if fabric you need a stable base what may be already there.
You would need to make holes in the fabric what is suboptimal, find a way to avoid long term ripping there.
You may have build a kind of sturdy car roof bars attached to the aluminum tubes as base for the dome.
Dome radars don't use that much power as in earlier times, i don't expect that it will blow the main fuse for the fuse panel.
However you may connect the power cable directly to the +12V pole on the fuse panel or make a dedicated power line after house battery switch for the radar.
Chris