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Randy	Garmin Chartplotter magnet-mounting problem		Lead	[-]
Posts: 12 10/21/09 20:03:55	Tags : None Capt'ns, 2nd posting, first seems to have disappeared... Was getting ready to buy Garmin 4212 chartplotter. Found out you have to mount it 39" away from any compass, it has a magnet in the unit to hold the data card door closed. Can you believe that? Tech told me the magnet can't be removed, it's internal. What a dumb idea, a magnet in nav equipment... Does anyone have any info/advise re: mounting chartplotter in/near companionway? Seems I've seen a picture of one on a swing out arm just inside companionway, and also on top of cabin. Randy "Sweet Sheets" 2001 #771 2 cabin centerline shoal Brunswick, GA
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Posts: 94 10/22/09 11:15:15	Randy-- I installed a Garmin 4212 at the helm on my Mark II last year. Works fine, no compass issue at all. I thought at the time that I might have to re-swing the compass or perhaps add a compensating magnet but that has not been the case.
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Randy	Re: Garmin Chartplotter magnet-mounting problem	#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12 10/22/09 17:32:04	captjohn, Thanks very much. I may have talked myself into a companionway swing out mount in the mean time. Knowing that I might get away w/ a helm mount probably seals the deal! Randy "Sweet Sheets" 2001 #771 2 cabin centerline shoal Brunswick, GA
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