edson vision pedestal

[mortyd]

we are thinking of installing an edson vision seried wheel pedestal on our 91 c30, does anyone out there have any experience with these pedestals?

 

[Big Windy]

Edson

Check out the company: http://www.edsonmarine.com/

 

[mortyd]

thank you, but that is where we first saw the pedestal. what would be appreciated is any real-life experience with this upgrade, especially on a c30.

 

[Allen]

My 2 Cents...

At Ease,When looking at that Edson system I felt that it looked great and improved visibility by keeping the instruments low. However, the width of the pedistal itself might make the cockpit seem more cramped. I have a 1977 MK I and getting past that wheel with the narrower pedistal is tight. I felt a wider pedistal would make for even less room.My guess is that you're looking for a way to mount electronics at the helm. If that's the case you may want to look at Navpod instrument housings. I looked at both Edson & Navpod & found the Navpod to be of much higher quality & they were a lot cheaper. They also have a number of pre-cut instrument pods for popular instruments like the Raymarine ST-60 series & RL/ST charplotters & radars. Installing electronics, for me, was a snap and they look great.Check out the link below, if interested.Allen Schweitzers/v FalstaffC-30 Hull #632

 

[mortyd]

you are absolutely correct, but the edson offers the other advantage of a single engine control. the navpods don't have enough room with the standard c30 pedestal to take a garmin 2010, raymarine st4000, and a small radar if i add one. that's the problem. actually the navpods would make things more crowded than the edson system. i'd love to hear from people with actual experience with the edson.