Radar install in overhead box?

[oppiefive]

Hi everyone, got my 283 release, which currently has a Northstar 6000i plotter in the helm. I am going to add radar, and have come down to getting the Fururno VX2 10" unit. I have no more room inthe helm box, so I am going to have to make a panel and flush mount it above the helm in the electronics box. I would like to get some opinions about this set up. I also have my Furuno FF and Auto pilot in the lower station and moving those would add mucho dollars to the project!

Thanks
Peter

 

[dwain]

Radar

I have my Furuno unit installed in the overhead in my Seafarer. I think if it is just radar you are okay, but if it is all ie. radar, GPS, fishfinder etc. then at the end of the day, your neck is painful. I find that at the end of 8 hours fishing and using the overhead I can barely move my head. If you only have the radar then you only have to look up once in a while. Dwain

 

[BobP]

What concerns to do have going up there?

After all, that's why the (electronics) box is up there.

 

[oppiefive]

radar

I guess my concern is having to look up to see the radar image.

Peter

 

[BobP]

How often do you use radar ? Hopefully not often , so not much of a neck issue.

How many other choices do you have?

Besides surface mounting on console?

 

[dwain]

My Nav Net system is all in one unit and after 8 hours fishing, believe me your neck hurts contantly looking up.

 

[BobP]

If anything needs to go up on top, pick the radar.

Who looks at radar screen continuously? Seems too boring for me.

 

[BobP]

By the way, I've had everything up top for 10 yrs, I've had it too, besides neck it's eyes.

All I can fit on console is gimbal mount Furuno FF, flush mount Garmin 4208, radio remote flusg, and sirius p&p tuner.

Had to leave radar and VHF upstairs. If not for the radar, I'd get rid of the hardtop box altogether for improved field of vision.