VHF antenna 320

This is how I ran my GPS antenna wire

You need to unhook the antenna from the base. Also, you will need to remove the speaker in the radar arch and you will need to disconnect the back of the seat in the u shaped seating area backing to the helm seat. I also removed the cup holder next to the helm to fish the wire threw. The current cable is most likely sealed in the bulk head between the cupholder and near the arch. It may be easier to drill a little hole and seal it then trying to run a new wire through the hole with all of the wire and cables in it.
 
When you remove the current antenna see if you can use the cable to pull a string through the cable conduit. For a replacement antenna I would recommend going with a Digital 529VW. These have little mini connectors factory installed on one end so you don't need to mess with adding a connector once you run the cable. This is a job that will be very obvious as you get into it, nothing tricky about it at all. The trickiest part is removing the various panels to gain access as described above. Remove as few things as you can get away with.

Gary knows a few things about mounting antennas, you need to trick the info out of him though!

http://www.byownerelectronics.com/store/product.php?productid=20417&cat=0&page=1
 
thanks for the replies, really do appreciate it.

as for gary's answer, i deserved that. when i was a young soldier with a PT job at a service station, had a gal come in and ask me "do you know where peachtree mall is?" i answered "yes" and continued on with my duties. after about 10 minutes, she looked at me and said, "well could you please tell me!" hehehehehe, yep i was quite the smarta$$.
 
The only basic suggestion I have is that if you are going to cut the cable and install new connectors, make sure you have the right tools and the right connectors. Putting connectors and cables together where the impedence doesn't match is a common mistake people make. Also, get some "real crimp" tools and connectors and not the crap you get from West Marine. Go to http://www.newark.com/ and look up Amphenol connectors (for RF) and match the impedence and get the right crimp dies/hand tools/shrink wrap for the job. If not, hire someone who has them and can do it right.

My 2 cents...

Those tools are great to have around the house as well for cable connectors, RJ-11/45 connectors, etc...
 
thanks for all the great info. i've decided to let my local sea ray dealer handle the task. kinda dumb on my part i guess, being that i'll end up paying $300+ for a $90 antenna. But at least this way i know its done right and won't have to listen to the admiral if it gets screwed up!!!!
 
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