[C320-list] TV - location

[Brian/Carol McLamb]

Port side has worked well for us since 2006.  Recently upgraded our TV to a
JENSEN 12 volt HD and it is terrific.  Nice to sit at anchor, or in port
where no cable connection exists and receive a clear signal.
Brian, s/v Serenity #1075

On Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Jerry Clayton <jsea at prodigy.net> wrote:

> Rick,
>  What size (wattage) inverter do you use to run the tv, antenna, etc.
>
> Jerry
> #988
> 2004
> Marina Del Rey, Ca
>
> <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Rick Sulewski <
> rsulewski at bex.net> </div><div>Date:06/12/2015  9:04 PM  (GMT-08:00)
> </div><div>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com </div><div>Subject: Re:
> [C320-list] TV - location </div><div>
> </div>I understandable why the shower wall location is a desirable
> location because the shower wall affords a good viewing angle for anyone
> sitting near the port or starboard forward bulkhead areas.  I approached
> the TV location by first seeking the very best viewing location in the main
> cabin and then addressed mounting and wiring issues.
>
> Contrary to what seems to be a popular port bulkhead location TV
> attachment that also facilitates and easier wire run, I decided to locate
> our 22 inch flat panel LED HDTV just under the cup/glass shelf and under a
> portion of the port deck so the TV is located above the forward most edge
> of the counter top and above the nearest aft the edge of the nav. station
> table. The TV now faces the forward bulkheads and can be seen by anyone
> seated in the main cabin on either side of the table, or from the V-berth
> (our '95 model has removable bulkhead panels). I attached an instrument
> pivot arm mount on the narrow wooden vertical panel (bulkhead?) just aft of
> the flip down electrical panel. I installed a shelf to that instrument
> mount upon which rests the TV on its cabinet pedestal. I used threaded rods
> extending from that shelf up to the cup holder shelf to stabilize the TV
> shelf and then clamped the back of the TV to the threaded rods. My wife
> created a blue dust hood that can be placed on the TV so the TV does not
> detract from the aesthetics from either the galley or from the main cabin
> sides.
>
> For power, there is an GFI electrical outlet on the shelf side wooden
> panel (narrow bulkhead) located above the electrical panel. I use a
> dedicated TV & accessory power strip that is also located near to a 12v
> aux. outlet I installed to provide low wattage invertor power and 12v power
> to charge phones, etc. when at anchor. It does not take much invertor power
> to run a 22 inch LED TV, or even a Blue Ray player.
>
> Since I do not have a TV antenna on my mast, I solved the signal strength
> issue for HD by installing a $35 home style TV antenna DB signal
> booster/amp  on my older style circular sail boat antenna that I raise with
> the main halyard. The amp on the antenna is connected to the TV with a coax
> cable that powers the amp and brings the signal down to the signal booster
> power supply junction located on narrow shelf bulkhead adjacent to the
> dockside powered GFI outlet. The antenna signal booster and HDTV can  be
> powered by the low wattage invertor when at anchor by simply plugging the
> TV accessory power strip into the invertor instead of the dockside powered
> outlet. I ran a coax segment from the amp power supply junction box (that
> is also attached via coax to the TV) by running the shorter coax cable
> segment under the cabinet trim to reach near end of the cabinet and the
> bulkhead where the bread box is located, so the longer run of coax  cable
> from the antenna can easily  be attached to that shorter cable segment to
> the power/signal  supply junction whenever I run the antenna & signal
> booster up the mast. As a result, in the Western Basin of Lake Erie Islands
> area, I can locate a large number of digital TV signals from Toledo,
> Cleveland, Detroit and even Windsor Canada, depending on the weather.
>
> I also learned that a very simple but effective sound system for the
> boat's  LED HDTV (or when using the TV as a monitor the boat's digital game
> systems for the grandchildren), is the Logitech compact game sound system.
> The system has a subwoofer that I located under the nav. station while the
> two speakers are located on the opposing port and starboard shelfs (via a
> cable run inside the wire chase under the liner to bring the speaker cable
> to the starboard side shelf). Since the digital TV signals may carry data
> for multichannel digital sound systems, for $50 to $60, the Logitech game
> sound system is a bargain for enhancing HDTV sound, not to mention how well
> it serves when playing CDs on the Blue-Ray player or connected to your
> phone or other digital music players.
> Rick, My-Ria 95 C320 #277
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
> Behalf Of colloua5 at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2015 9:54 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] TV - location
>
>
> .I recently installed a 22 flat panel on the forward port bulkhead and hid
> the wires on the port  side rail shelf, the flat panel hd antenna mounted
> on a stern post with the solar panel array........no complaints then with
> the unlimited data plan on the cell phones Netflix is great!
>
>
> Lou Reszoly 429
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 12, 2015 5:27 pm
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] TV - location
>
>
> Yes
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Burti
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> "tharrison at innovations-plus.com" <tharrison at innovations-plus.com>
> Sent:
> ‎6/‎12/‎2015 4:06 PM
> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com"
> <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] TV - location
>
> Is there
> two walls. A main cabin wall and a head wall?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On
> Jun 12, 2015, at 3:36 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It's
> been done. The consensus on the list was that prudence dictates a backing
> plate.
> Large fender washers at a minimum. If I were to do one there I would
> consider putting a small team towel rack there as a disguised backing plate
> and get dual duty.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Chris Burti
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> "tharrison at innovations-plus.com" <tharrison at innovations-plus.com>
> > Sent:
> ‎6/‎12/‎2015 1:26 PM
> > To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com"
> <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> > Subject: [C320-list] TV - location
> >
> > Has
> anyone tried to hang a tv on the starboard side shower wall?
> >
> > If so how?
>
> >
> > Ted,
> > Whitby Ontario
> > hull 424
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
>