My portable chart plotter/fish finder and VHF mount

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My portable chart plotter/fish finder and VHF mount

#1 Post by bansil » Thu May 31, 2018 4:36 pm

So factory pontoon parts are not really made for electronics, I bought electronics before a boat :mrgreen: so what to do with the stuff :donno
It sits at a marina and when the electronics double the value of the boat...the tweakers and meth heads come down out of the hollars and feed...their addiction by; stealing good hard working peoples shit :x

So I did some measuring and sat in boat in the back yard making vroom vroom noises and pushing fake buttons

My plan:

I can build her box :P . I have the technology. I can make her better than she is. Better, stronger, faster.

so I cut some alum out and mocked up what needed to be cut and rounded and bent (no way to weld alum. at home yet...so I made an erector set)
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painting
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start to assemble
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I used 2" long 10-32 SHCS to bolt sides to bottom and to be used as locators (need to swap for SS bolts)

wires tied up and secured with quick disconnect plugs
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Here it is looking like an old skool tool box
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and sitting on console, I drilled 6 holes in the top for the bolts and 1 center hole for cords wires and the Quick disconnects are shoved in the cubby hole in a zip lock bag with an old kooz as camoflauge

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everything looks crooked for some reason :donno
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it is not heavy, still need a couple latches to secure it, and finish the back cover and sun screen

hope it gives folks an idea or two

I do plan on a new double console setup with walk thru for next winter
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Re: My portable chart plotter/fish finder and VHF mount

#2 Post by TWB » Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:01 am

Nice touch with the meth-head magazine on the counter top! :fyou
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Re: My portable chart plotter/fish finder and VHF mount

#3 Post by bansil » Fri Jun 01, 2018 2:26 pm

TWB wrote:
Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:01 am
Nice touch with the meth-head magazine on the counter top! :fyou
"It's better than people that leave dildos out for pictures"

:lol3


It is just a reload for shooting possums and coons...wife keeps using $$ CCW ammo :nono.
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