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When the monochrome radar died I decided to upgrade to a color radar/chartplotter combination.  The original radar was mounted at the Nav Station.  I decided to mount the new chartplotter at the helm to make it more usable.  I have a MK 1.5 with the narrow stern.  I was concerned with upsetting the visual balance of the helm station by adding too much.  I decided to leave the single bullet pods for the standard speed/depth/wind instruments and modified the pedistal guard to mount the chart plotter.
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I cut the the original hand hold and about 9" of vertical tube off.  Plugged the ends with teak plugs.  I added the angled tubes and welded the removed hand hold to the end of these tubes.  The end result is a compact usable helm station that lost none of the features (table, hand hold, upper drink/junk holder) of the original set up.
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It was obvious from the size of the connectors and wiring that it would be difficult to run the wires through the pedistal guard.  I ran the wires up the pedistal, (had to enlarge the hole in the mounting bracket to do this) and through a new opening just below the table height.  They then run free to the back of the chartplotter.

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Ken Juul
Luna Loca #1090