420/44 DB Owners Club

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Glad to let you know how I use the Starlink...!

It is an RV unit. We never use it underway or rely on the internet for navigation.

I have a 300 Watt inverter that I power it with. The heater is off but it still draws some power. That is why I am upping the battery count on the Starboard side. I plug the base unit into the inverter that is plugged into the cigarette lighter outlet at the helm. I have a spare "rocket launcher" fishing rod holder mounted to the rail on the bow...about 8 feet back from the anchor for the antenna. This way, it might not be blocked by the bridge when we swing on anchor. We never have had an issue with connection.

I have not figured out a clever way to rout the cable out to the bow. The cable is fed out through the canvas and along the deck to the antenna. Not the best but it works. I have also just put it between the dash and the cabinet on the Starboard side of the helm.

I know the routing from the helm to the area behind the TV and Stereo in the salon but forward from there is a mystery. I guess I could get it to the area behind the 110v outlet in the galley. Dunno about from there forward and then out to the deck.

Cheers!

Thanks for that info. I’ll wait for the unit to arrive and see how big it is. I’m thinking of utilising the redundant TV antenna mount on the radar arch and run a cable to an inverter in bridge.