Replacing Masthead Light

[Jaybeaux]

Background: 2004 420. Has KVH Satellite TV on hardtop. If you zoom in, you can see that the running/anchor light comes out of the base of the satellite receiver dome. If you zoom in on the other picture, you see the dome is a DV3, TracVision4.

My assumption is that the receiver is antiquated and obsolete. If that is true, why haul it around everywhere I go? I would like to remove it, and replace it with a "mast" that has the forward facing white running light, and an all-around 360 Deg anchor light. I would like for it to be powder-coated white. And as long as I'm designing, I'd like to perhaps put a hinge in the mast to be able to fold down if necessary. And it would be cool if it had a cross member, so that I could string a burgee up each side if I wanted to!

I have searched and cannot seem to find anything that comes close to this design. Does anyone know of a company that may have something like this? Also, I like the look of these lights: https://www.westmarine.com/buy/aqua...ount-masthead-anchor-navigation-light--258991 I need it to be 12 volt, but I would like it to be LED. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I've sketched up something on how I see it in my head.

So what can you come up with? Send some money!

Jaybeaux

 

[Blueone]

This is my factory setup... no fancy flags but gets the job done

 

[swaterhouse]

One of the more popular electronics mount companies, lots of options plus will do full custom.

https://www.seaviewglobal.com/


I dont know how you would gain access to get burgees up and down other than climbing up on top.

 

[dtfeld]

Jaybeaux

If it's just going to be getting rid of the dome, and redoing the light, then the Attwood pedestal light just like Blueone is a nice set up, and can fold down. Works good, lasts long.

If your looking to be able to add more antennas/cameras/gps receivers either now or in the future, the Seaview radar mount is solid option. I installed one last spring with the light bar arm and the Attwood LED light, and it was a HUGE improvement over the old bent aluminum light pole. Worth every penny. I have plans to add a speader bar to mount extenal GPS Mount install starts about post #49. http://clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/electronics-surgery-upgrades.89463/page-3

Its modular so you can build it the way you want it...light bar, LED light, rotating light bar etc. Powder coated white. They are not inexpensive, but they are solid once installed and it looks great. I upgraded the running and anchor lights to all LED at the same time. No more loose/burnt out festoon bulbs.

Dave

 

[dtfeld]

If you want a standalone mount for some antennas and hang flags off of...

Scanstrut GPS mount. They also make radar mounts with the white powder coated light arms.