Raymarine Quantum 2 - Radar Scanner Protection for Sailing Vessels

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
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