Guys, This may sound counter intuitive, but most marine electronics designed to be helm mounted do not necessitate a water tight enclosure. If you’re concerned with water puddling inside the pod, simply drill a small (1/16”) drain hole at the lowest point. Running cables through grommets will do more to protect the insulation of the wires from chafe on the pedestal guard holes than to have a watertight seal. I would try to prevent water from migrating down the power or NMEA 2000 cable to the connector since that is one place that doesn’t appreciate any accumulation of water.
Covering the opening in the NavPod where it intersects with the guard with a thin layer of closed cell neoprene, adding holes for cabling should provide sufficient water sealant to keep water from trickling down inside the pedestal guard. Chuck Gilchrest Half Magic 1975 25 MK 1 S/V Orion 1983 35 Landfall Padanaram, MA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Peter Fell via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 11:46 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Peter Fell <prf...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List NAVPOD hmm .... Ron I’m not sure if that would work. The original gaskets, as far as I can tell, are triangular-shaped with holes top and bottom for the securing bolts that go through the back of the navpod into the pedestal guard and a gland-type affair in the middle that allows the cabling to go through the larger hole in the back of the navpod into a larger hole made in the guard. I’m thinking it might be more water-tight just to use a flat piece of neoprene and not run the cabling into the guard via the provided holes but rather drill and install cable glands in the bottom of the navpod. Not as pretty of course. Peter From: Ron Casciato via CnC-List <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 8:02 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Ron Casciato <mailto:rjcasci...@comcast.net> Subject: Re: Stus-List NAVPOD Look for the largest “o” ring you can find and stretch it around????? _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Peter Fell via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 2:39 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Peter Fell Subject: Stus-List NAVPOD Here’s a bit of a long shot: I have an unused Navpod GP131 3-instrument (Raymarine ST60) pedestal guard enclosure. However, I’m missing the gaskets that fit between the pod and the pedestal guard, that incorporate the seal for the cable exit (hope that makes sense). The Navpod guys, Ocean Equipment, aren’t much help – they don’t stock gaskets for this discontinued product and they didn’t respond to the question as to whether or not another model has a compatible gasket (so I’m thinking the answer is no). Does anyone out there have a set of gaskets sitting in their parts bin? Or should I just make some up out of neoprene? Peter Fell Sidney, BC Cygnet C&C 27 MkIII _____ _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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