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Originally Posted by Water Rat
I would suggest mounting to the deck as the fiberglass laminate for the windshield/cabin trunk as not all that thick. When I had my arch installed originally, it was rock solid and you could sit on top of it with no deflection in the structure or deck.
Since I had the arch installed, I have had it modified into a half-tower with 3-sided enclosure. You can see pictures of it in the "Gallery" section for 23' SeaCrafts under "Chris Downey's 23' Sceptre". Good luck, I think it was a great addition to get all the antennas, etc. up there, as well as for mounting outriggers and later a radome (not in the pictures).
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No kidding yours is rock solid. it has a substantial top plate joining the legs on each side.
So......
I call Atlantic Towers. I ask Shelly about mounting their 'tower in a box' - horizontal on gunwales vs vertical. She talks about sheer force. She recommends vertical. She says,"Sometimes people disregard our advice, but I've been doing this for xx (40?) years and we recommend vertical."
I see bigeasy1 has his custom Atlantic Towers radar arch mounted as Shelly recommends.
I'm gonna ask him for input. Just looking for opinions. Not rejecting yours.