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Offline MarkS

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Offline Hyperacme

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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2010, 07:13:40 PM »
42 MPH !
SWEET Mark !

OH ... Thanks for the ride !

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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2010, 07:54:54 PM »
Yeah, that was fun. Looked like a great time!
I've got to get my boat at least once more before I put it to bed for the winter.
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2010, 08:38:30 PM »
Tell ya what I like most about that pic is the virgin switch/light holes to your left. Very cool.

Hey look out for that blue-green monster on yer GPS screen ...
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2010, 08:48:35 PM »
Cool Mark!  Love the smooth water in the 3rd clip, and the scenery.  What pitch prop?  My boats big brother is running well!
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2010, 10:23:39 PM »
Mark, glad you could get in a November ride. Makes the winter shorter.
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2010, 10:38:26 PM »
Hey Mark,  those are some good video's,  Beautiful folage ..  :)
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2010, 08:33:35 AM »
Cool.
Not bad!
Is that a hand held GPS or are you permanently mounting it?
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2010, 11:32:55 AM »
It's a hand held unit, but I'm thinking of making some sort of bracket to set it in.  I'm NOT drilling any mounting holes, so the design of the bracket will be a challenge to say the least.  I learned the hard way not to set it up on the dash behind the windshield, the bouncing pressed the enter button and entered about fifty waypoints!  Holding it while driving isn't too cool either, I definitely need both hands to run the boat.  (Taking a picture while holding the GPS and doing 40mph wasn't one of my brighter moments, but luckily nothing bad happened.  lol  )
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2010, 01:25:41 PM »
hi Mark .. I didn't want to drill any holes in my dash either, so I mounted a 1/4 strip of aluminum under the dash, just two 1/4 inch holes under there where they are not visable ... just a thought.  I know I need an external antenna with it mounted so low in the boat, but it works alright,  just slow catching up with the speedo.

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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2010, 02:09:18 PM »
Good idea Red, I'll have to check that out, thanks!
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2010, 07:44:11 PM »
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2010, 01:49:38 PM »
...I'm NOT drilling any mounting holes, so the design of the bracket will be a challenge to say the least.  ...

I have no idea the make/model/options of your GPS....  I was able to purchase from Garmin a suction-cup mount for my GPS.  Yeah, they make money on the accessories, but it does work well.  Originally designed for the car windshield, it sticks to the dash fiberglass just fine.

YMMV!
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2010, 07:36:47 PM »
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, I appreciate your input.  (YMMV ?)  I'm old and a little slow, what's that mean?
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Re: November 10th boat ride!
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2010, 12:31:49 PM »
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary