Raymarine E70498 - 5.3 Radar scanner protection

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5.3R

adarscannerprotection—sailingvessels

AdditionalconsiderationsapplywheninstallingtheRadarscanneronasailingvessel.

•WhenmountingtheRadarscannerunitontothemast,checkthattheunitisnotfouledbythe

sails,especiallywhentacking.

•Dependingonthetypeofsailingvesselandthedesignofthesailplan,aRadarscannerguard

shouldbeattachedtothemastifthesailsorriggingcontacteithertheRadarscannerunitor

themountingbracket.WithoutaproperRadarguard,seriousdamagecanresulttotheRadar

mountingbracketandtheRadaritself.Inextremecases,suchdamagecouldresultintheRadar

scannerunitbeingpulledoffthemast.Therefore,itisrecommendedthataRadarscannerguard

shouldbemountedadditionallyandseparatelytotheRadarscannermountingbracket.

•TopreventtheriskoftheRadarscannerunitfallingafterithasbeendamaged,thesecuritylanyard

suppliedwiththemastbracketMUSTbesecuredproperlytothemastandtotheRadarscanner

unit,accordingtotheinstructionsprovidedwiththebracket.Ifasafetylanyardisnotsupplied

withthemountingbracket,contactyourlocaldealerforappropriateparts.DoNOTattachother

equipmenttoeithertheRadarscannerunitorthebracket.

•Raymarinestronglyrecommendsthatyouchecktheconditionandsecurityofthebracket

mountingfeet,thesecuritylanyard(s),theRadarscannerguard,andtheRadarscannerunititself,

onayearlybasis(ormorefrequentlydependingonenvironmentalapplications).Anyﬁttings

shouldbereplacedasappropriate.

ThefollowingillustrationshowsanexampleofaninstallationfeaturingaRadarscannerﬁttedtoa

typicalmountingbracket,aRadarguardattachedtothemast(separatelytotheRadarmounting

bracket),andsafetylanyards:

Mounting

Raymarine E70498 - 5.3 Radar scanner protection - sailing vessels