Edson Vision Antenna Mast

Mounts start at $194; www.edsonmarine.com

Finishing up Gizmo’s antenna mast was a last-minute task before heading south, but nothing fell on our heads during the often lively passage to the Cape Cod Canal and around into Long Island Sound. Most of the new installs up there worked too, though we experienced a couple of very odd MFD issues that I’ll write up once I understand them better. For the time being I’ll just repeat a venerable adage: Do not rely on any one source of navigation information. Now let’s discuss the

that now tops off the antenna farm. I used the Vision 6-inch mount to get the Flir camera a little higher and also to make it easier to install, troubleshoot, or (sadly) return. My initial Edson order, though, wasn’t well thought out. Working through all the Vision options I got intrigued with adding a curved arm with a combination Perko LED steaming/anchor light on top. It all goes together nicely and Edson

to the plate and then the plate to mount, plus containers of the anti-seize gunk you should use where stainless meets aluminum. But when I saw the big plate and light arm in the flesh I realized that combining them with Gizmo’s peace-signlike Electrotechnologies lightning inhibitor was too much. That’s when the Vision modularity—and also great Edson service—came into play. I sent everything back but the mount, and they shipped me a 7-inch plate that matches the camera diameter.