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Old 02-11-2017, 11:22 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by Bob Cofer View Post
That shading is going to be a problem.
It is, and I really need to figure out an easy way to park the radar out of the way. Simrad advertises that the radar can be parked in a programmable position, which is one of the reasons I originally selected it. But it doesn't work, and after questioning Simrad about it they confessed that it was impossible to make it work since there was no brake or other way to control where the scanner stops. So they advertise a feature that not only isn't present, but is impossible to ever add. Just one of the many reasons why that radar isn't on my boat any more.

If anyone has any clever ideas, I'd welcome them. Once moved athwart ships, there is no shadow on the panels. The best I've come up with is to use a boat hook so I don't have to climb completely up on the hardtop. But them I'm hanging onto the outside of the railings with one hand instead of two while 20' off the water. So I'm really not sure it's better than climbing all the way up.
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