After market GPS Installation and cockpit table

We just purchased a Raymarine C90W GPS to install on our 2008 350.  We are wondering what GPS "pod" solutions or other mounting solutions have been used to mount the GPS on the pedestal.  We have been advised that the Raymarine pods (and various other brands) won't work on our pedestal due to the width between the pedestal bars (which appears to  not be the same as the north american standard).

Evenstar,

I suppose you have the standard Jefa pedestal used in Hanses 320, 350, 370, and 400. Here is a link to a previous discussion about it with some solutions that may be useful.

http://www.myhanse.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1664

As much as I know, there are two commonly used standards for the guardrail: 9.5” or 12”, and Jefa uses the 12” (305 mm). Here is a link to Jefa:

http://www.jefa.com/News/hanse-rp150/hanse.htm

When we started to plan our system, we decided to use Raymarine instruments: a C80 plotter, autopilot control, and a ST60+ tridata in the steering unit for the helmsman, and separate ST60+ wind, depth, and speed installed over the companionway so that everyone can see them.

I used the Jefa Radar-EP8 –pod at the pedestal. I changed the pedestal head for a smaller version and the guardrail for the extended one. The EP8 is a little too narrow for our system, so I had to make some modifications to its interior. The result looks like this:



We are quite satisfied with it. Although we have the big 1 400 mm wheel instead of the standard 1 200 mm, it is still possible to handle the AP control over the wheel.