Boat arrives on my trailer ( part of the purchase) in a few days and trying to get ahead of making her sail worthy via VHF Radio.
There is a 5W Hand Held VHF as part of the purchase that I have not seen, yet. While the Mast is down, we are looking at installing the typical 25 W Unit with a Whip Antenna at the Mast Head. Is this something I can do? Pretty hands on with mechanical issues, just don't know what to purchase ahead of boat arrival since I do not know anything about the configuration of the mast head for this installation unless a side mount away from the wind vane is available.
The next issue for me is how to get the VHF Coaxial to the Radio Mount inside the Companion Way............
There is an anchor light at the mast head, i do know that.
Do I keep the wind vane a certain distance away from the Whip Antenna.
I'll most likely have more questions as I trip through what I will be receiving versus what I need to do in addition to the existing equipment so I can get her in the water.
The Boat is immaculate, so I hope all I am concerned about is preemptive.....................
Appreciate your thoughts at sharing exercises like this and or what else to expect.
There is a 5W Hand Held VHF as part of the purchase that I have not seen, yet. While the Mast is down, we are looking at installing the typical 25 W Unit with a Whip Antenna at the Mast Head. Is this something I can do? Pretty hands on with mechanical issues, just don't know what to purchase ahead of boat arrival since I do not know anything about the configuration of the mast head for this installation unless a side mount away from the wind vane is available.
The next issue for me is how to get the VHF Coaxial to the Radio Mount inside the Companion Way............
There is an anchor light at the mast head, i do know that.
Do I keep the wind vane a certain distance away from the Whip Antenna.
I'll most likely have more questions as I trip through what I will be receiving versus what I need to do in addition to the existing equipment so I can get her in the water.
The Boat is immaculate, so I hope all I am concerned about is preemptive.....................
Appreciate your thoughts at sharing exercises like this and or what else to expect.