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I am looking for a durable weatherproof webcam that i can mount on the
top of a 60 foot sailboat mast. I would like it to have s-video out
and be able to operate in most any light condition.

I intend to output this to a LCD television inside the boat to monitor
traffic, weather, etc.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Colin
 
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On 13 Mar 2005 19:40:11 -0800, "grot" <grot@execpc.com> wrote:

>I am looking for a durable weatherproof webcam that i can mount on the
>top of a 60 foot sailboat mast. I would like it to have s-video out
>and be able to operate in most any light condition.
>
>I intend to output this to a LCD television inside the boat to monitor
>traffic, weather, etc.
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Colin
>

http://www.matco.com/
http://www.supercircuits.com/
 
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"grot" <grot@execpc.com> wrote in message
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>I am looking for a durable weatherproof webcam that i can mount on the
> top of a 60 foot sailboat mast. I would like it to have s-video out
> and be able to operate in most any light condition.
>
> I intend to output this to a LCD television inside the boat to monitor
> traffic, weather, etc.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Colin
>

Are you sure you want to do this? Unless you have some form of motion damper
in the camera the amount of sway it's likely to be subjected to 60 feet up
in air, I would think it would be unwatchable - or maybe you've seen
something like that anyway....

Ian
 
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Ian wrote:
> "grot" <grot@execpc.com> wrote in message
> news:1110771611.607181.34130@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>
>>I am looking for a durable weatherproof webcam that i can mount on the
>>top of a 60 foot sailboat mast. I would like it to have s-video out
>>and be able to operate in most any light condition.
>>
>>I intend to output this to a LCD television inside the boat to monitor
>>traffic, weather, etc.
>>
>>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Colin
>>
>
>
> Are you sure you want to do this? Unless you have some form of motion damper
> in the camera the amount of sway it's likely to be subjected to 60 feet up
> in air, I would think it would be unwatchable - or maybe you've seen
> something like that anyway....
>
> Ian
>
>
Hmm..have to agree with Ian on this one. not sure of the math, but in,
say a 60cm (2ft) swell, side on, the sway at 60ft above the water would
be large indeed. Perhaps a Gyroscopic mount might be needed to
counteract it. On another note, it would be interesting to watch..if you
could place streaming vid on the net, it would be something to see!

Kim
 
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"kim" <relique_50@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Ian wrote:
>> "grot" <grot@execpc.com> wrote in message
>> news:1110771611.607181.34130@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>>I am looking for a durable weatherproof webcam that i can mount on the
>>>top of a 60 foot sailboat mast. I would like it to have s-video out
>>>and be able to operate in most any light condition.
>>>
>>>I intend to output this to a LCD television inside the boat to monitor
>>>traffic, weather, etc.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>Colin
>>>
>>
>>
>> Are you sure you want to do this? Unless you have some form of motion
>> damper in the camera the amount of sway it's likely to be subjected to 60
>> feet up in air, I would think it would be unwatchable - or maybe you've
>> seen something like that anyway....
>>
>> Ian
> Hmm..have to agree with Ian on this one. not sure of the math, but in, say
> a 60cm (2ft) swell, side on, the sway at 60ft above the water would be
> large indeed. Perhaps a Gyroscopic mount might be needed to counteract it.
> On another note, it would be interesting to watch..if you could place
> streaming vid on the net, it would be something to see!
>
> Kim

Sickbags by the monitor then - you have been warned! 🙂

Ian
 
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On 13 Mar 2005 19:40:11 -0800, "grot" <grot@execpc.com> wrote:

>I am looking for a durable weatherproof webcam that i can mount on the
>top of a 60 foot sailboat mast. I would like it to have s-video out
>and be able to operate in most any light condition.
>
>I intend to output this to a LCD television inside the boat to monitor
>traffic, weather, etc.
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Colin


A gimbal mount would work except in really bad weather.
A sailboat under sail is a remarkably stable platform.
For ideas, checkout radar mounts for sailboat masts.
You don't need anything that heavy ( a radar antenna weights 30+ lbs.
depending on model) Probably can make your own.

Interesting idea!!

Tom
 
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In article <1110771611.607181.34130@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
grot@execpc.com says...
> I am looking for a durable weatherproof webcam that i can mount on the
> top of a 60 foot sailboat mast. I would like it to have s-video out
> and be able to operate in most any light condition.
>
> I intend to output this to a LCD television inside the boat to monitor
> traffic, weather, etc.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Colin

Hi Colin,

You will be up at the camera every day to clean it from the salt crust
and removing calcium marks.
Not a good idea...

Cheers

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Go for it, sounds like fun and should give you a nice high point of view.
Another poster mentioned salt spray, but if the camera is weatherproof or
mounted in a weatherproof case, you could add a fresh water washer by simply
adding a length of fishtank air hose to the top of the mast, and a car
windscreen washer nozzle but to have enough grunt to lift the water to the
top of a 60 foot mast you will need to hook it up to a decent pump. Maybe
you have a hand operated pump that will lift it and provide enough pressure
to clean everything off the lens.

Cheap disposable waterproof camera cases can be picked up for nothing at
your local film lab, or if you don't like feeling like a cheapskate, ask to
keep the case when you drop in one for processing. Maybe jump in a get a few
underwater shots of your boat. With a bit of silastic and an angle grinder
(or hacksaw) you can mount almost any camera to make it waterproof.

Come to think of it, might be fun to have a second case and camera to take
some underwater shots on your travels....

Hope this helps,
Peter

"grot" <grot@execpc.com> wrote in message
news:1110771611.607181.34130@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> I am looking for a durable weatherproof webcam that i can mount on the
> top of a 60 foot sailboat mast. I would like it to have s-video out
> and be able to operate in most any light condition.
>
> I intend to output this to a LCD television inside the boat to monitor
> traffic, weather, etc.
>
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Colin
>
 
Hello,

I'm not sure if you've ever found anything but there is now a mast cam available from a company that specializes in all kinds of surveillance cameras. I don't think they have the mast cam on the website but they do have info on the system if you inquire of them.
They have two versions that I know of. Both are wireless and only need 9-12 volt power run to the camera. One system has a single cam and the other has a dual cam.
They transmit to a receiver and can be routed to a DVR, Computer, TV etc with additional options that are available.
They even have one that is mountable with a Pan Tilt and Zoom option.
The issue of the mast swaying is really not an issue. I have a cam mounted on my 43 columbia and it works great. Since it's stable in relation to the rest of the vessel, it doesn't give the appearance of any motion at all. it just looks like the waves are moving around the boat.

try looking at uas.com

K
 
Any camera with pan, tilt and zoom , waterproof will be ok. It really doesn't matter if a camera will be wired or wirelees - it is personal choice. These days there are at lest 100 cameras to choose from. Some of them you can buy and insert into very small weather isolated doom.
Now you have even a choice to buy IP camera , so everybody onboard can watch on their's cell phones or tablets.
 
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