Seattle boat show

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I once stumbled across some (recent) boat show photos on this site that I'm trying to relocate. As I recall it showed a (number of photos of a ) green 22 cruiser being rigged, I seem to recall Les Lampman being referred to in the potos, but most importantly, the boat had an ultra-neat stainless doo-hickey on the cabin roof that looked like part rocket launcher, part radar arch. At least, this is what my addled mind recalls.

Can someone direct me to this photo?

I want to have a combination rocket-launcher-radar-reflector arch built for my 22 cruiser. Need to get that radar reflector up in the air and away from my cabin-mounted radome. It wouldn't hurt my feelings if this arch had room for a couple of rear-facing lights. Anyone know of such a fabrication shop?

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[Da Nag]

They're in my photo album...I should probably move them to the SBS album.

Click here - 4-5 pics are listed.

If memory serves, the arch at the SBS was made by Tanner - I don't have a contact for them, but C-Dory should as they installed the arch for the boat at the show. I used it as a model for the height I wanted on mine, which was made by Steph at Brooks Marine - he does the custom stainless work for Les.

There were a few things I did not like about the Tanner at the show:

- Permanent anchor light. I'd rather plug the stock C-Dory one in when I need it. Having a permanent one increases your overall height. Also, if you ever decide to have a custom cover made, it will be problematic to work around it.

- The price. I don't remember the exact amount, but I did chat with Tanner at the SBS, and remember their pricing being significantly higher than Brooks Marine.

- Integrated rod holders. I'd rather not have them welded to the bar, it reduces options down the road. I used clamp-on rocket launchers from Precision Marine Hardware - link here, scroll down a bit to see them. They're a little pricier, but 100% stainless - most are plated. They also have low, mid and high mounts to get them just where you want them. I also have their flush mounts installed, and had their articulating rod holders on my last boat - all top-notch stuff.

Steph does beautiful work, at a very reasonable price. Some pics of mine:

Pic 1

Pic 2

Also, check out the Sea Shift and Anita Marie albums - both Dave and Fred had their arches done by Steph as well, and you can get an idea of what slightly taller ones look like - they both wanted room underneath for a dinghy.

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Bill,

Can't thank you enough for making all this available. I owe you at least several of your favorite ale for this information.

best,
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[DaveS]