Hi Fellas,
I am going to be picking up a chart plotter within the next month or two and was going to install it myself (all other electronics were installed at the dealer when I bought it). It's a 1999 2520. I have found all the hardware I need so it matches but my questions are......Starting with the roof and mounting the antenna, I was going to install a stainless swivel mount so I can lay it down and make room for the winter cover.......4 stainless bolts...should I put anything in the holes before installing and tightening down the bolts? Next are these white caps the dealer used made by "big-jon". 3-4 screws (dont remember off hand) and a hole needed to pass the cable through.....again, anything in the holes before I screw down? Next, mounting the bracket to the dash.....any tips on not cracking the gel coat when drilling holes to mount the bracket? Lastly, all my electronics are Furuno and I have no complaints, was going to add a Furuno Chartplotter...any advice? Pros? Cons? Alternatives? Models you guys use and like?
Thanks,
Tim
I am going to be picking up a chart plotter within the next month or two and was going to install it myself (all other electronics were installed at the dealer when I bought it). It's a 1999 2520. I have found all the hardware I need so it matches but my questions are......Starting with the roof and mounting the antenna, I was going to install a stainless swivel mount so I can lay it down and make room for the winter cover.......4 stainless bolts...should I put anything in the holes before installing and tightening down the bolts? Next are these white caps the dealer used made by "big-jon". 3-4 screws (dont remember off hand) and a hole needed to pass the cable through.....again, anything in the holes before I screw down? Next, mounting the bracket to the dash.....any tips on not cracking the gel coat when drilling holes to mount the bracket? Lastly, all my electronics are Furuno and I have no complaints, was going to add a Furuno Chartplotter...any advice? Pros? Cons? Alternatives? Models you guys use and like?
Thanks,
Tim