charlg
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- Jan 7, 2007
- 745
- Boat Info
- 2000 280 Sun Sport
/ Raymarine C80 w/ Radar / Sirius weather
/ SH GX5000S VHF
- Engines
- Twin 350 Mags / B1's
/ Corsa exhaust
After my 3 year old decided to load the vcr with everything other than a vcr tape, I needed a new tv. At first I thought it would be easy to replace the unit, but they are hard to find and I would still need to get a dtv converter. Then I looked at the 110v lcds (with the brick), but did not see any at Best Buy. So, I looked at the 12 tvs.
Even though I did not get any responses about the Skyworth brand, I decided to go with them and got a 15.6" / 12v / lcd w/dvd.
I used a typical small tv swing mount and bolted it to the upper board inside the tv cabinet. There were 1 1/2" screws holding the board on, so I used 1 1/2" lags. However, since the mount was so high, I had to reverse the mount on the back of the tv. That lowered the install to where I wanted it. The tv fit nicely on the outside of the cabinet (not too big) and can swing the tv out and use the cabinet for storage. There was a gap of about 4" on top. I cut a peice of the sliding door (which I had removed) and tacked it in place.
After the mount, it was plug and play.
The pictures are from my phone and not too good.
Even though I did not get any responses about the Skyworth brand, I decided to go with them and got a 15.6" / 12v / lcd w/dvd.
I used a typical small tv swing mount and bolted it to the upper board inside the tv cabinet. There were 1 1/2" screws holding the board on, so I used 1 1/2" lags. However, since the mount was so high, I had to reverse the mount on the back of the tv. That lowered the install to where I wanted it. The tv fit nicely on the outside of the cabinet (not too big) and can swing the tv out and use the cabinet for storage. There was a gap of about 4" on top. I cut a peice of the sliding door (which I had removed) and tacked it in place.
After the mount, it was plug and play.
The pictures are from my phone and not too good.
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