[C320-list] TV - location

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-------- Original message --------
From: tharrison at innovations-plus.com 
Date: 06/14/2015  1:07 PM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] TV - location 

Thanks for sharing the manufacture and information 

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> On Jun 14, 2015, at 9:05 AM, "Brian/Carol McLamb" <bjcnmclamb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>