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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2015 2:42 pm 
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I made this "bowsprit" pole and mounted my GoPro on it. It worked much better than I expected. :D I thought it would be very "shakey".

I used all thread coming down from the bridle to hold the pole from bouncing up. Put a small vertical bolt thru the other end of pole wrapped in a chafing tape so not to scratch the boat and to hold the pole from sliding back. Then shock corded that in place. I used some line going from both bows to behind the camera on the pole to steady the side sway but do not think it did much or was needed.
Some other great ideas :idea: in this thread I'll be thinking of to use too. Thanks.

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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2015 8:22 pm 
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Video from my pole mount.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8qoUPlprz0[/youtube]


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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2015 8:34 pm 
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Creative wrote:
Video from my pole mount.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8qoUPlprz0[/youtube]



Is that ABS pipe?
Please describe your set up.

Thanks, Jim


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PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2015 8:50 pm 
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goldenshellback wrote:
I made this "bowsprit" pole and mounted my GoPro on it. It worked much better than I expected. :D I thought it would be very "shakey".

I used all thread coming down from the bridle to hold the pole from bouncing up. Put a small vertical bolt thru the other end of pole wrapped in a chafing tape so not to scratch the boat and to hold the pole from sliding back. Then shock corded that in place. I used some line going from both bows to behind the camera on the pole to steady the side sway but do not think it did much or was needed.
Some other great ideas :idea: in this thread I'll be thinking of to use too. Thanks.

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Looks like an aluminum pole? I didn't see much bounce. Looks like the threaded rod worked well.

Thanks, Jim


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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 2:42 pm 
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Hammbone wrote:
goldenshellback wrote:
I made this "bowsprit" pole and mounted my GoPro on it. It worked much better than I expected. :D I thought it would be very "shakey".

I used all thread coming down from the bridle to hold the pole from bouncing up. Put a small vertical bolt thru the other end of pole wrapped in a chafing tape so not to scratch the boat and to hold the pole from sliding back. Then shock corded that in place. I used some line going from both bows to behind the camera on the pole to steady the side sway but do not think it did much or was needed.
Some other great ideas :idea: in this thread I'll be thinking of to use too. Thanks.

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Looks like an aluminum pole? I didn't see much bounce. Looks like the threaded rod worked well.

Thanks, Jim


Not Aluminum, just a wood dowel actually. It made it easy to drill the angle for the all thread too. I'm tempted to make a longer one.... hmmm

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PostPosted: Thu May 28, 2015 6:19 pm 
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Hammbone wrote:
Creative wrote:
Video from my pole mount.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8qoUPlprz0[/youtube]



Is that ABS pipe?
Please describe your set up.

Thanks, Jim

It is PVC pipe


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PostPosted: Fri May 29, 2015 3:35 pm 
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Here is a view from when I mounted the Go Pro to the top of the mast with the Jaws Flex Clamp.
Oh yes I tethered it off too. :wink: Don't want to lose that camera!
In the video I flipped on purpose :lol:
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https://player.vimeo.com/video/129178149

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PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2015 6:35 am 
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My Birds Eye View video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvqwipo0qUE[/youtube]


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PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2015 5:19 am 
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Creative wrote:
My Birds Eye View video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvqwipo0qUE[/youtube]



How'd you mount this camera?

Jim


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PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2015 8:25 am 
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Hammbone wrote:
Creative wrote:
My Birds Eye View video.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvqwipo0qUE[/youtube]



How'd you mount this camera?

Jim

I used a GoPro Curved Adhesive Mount on the mast. http://shop.gopro.com/mounts/replacemen ... l#/start=1


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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fUEa7FRpCA[/youtube]


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PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2015 6:02 pm 
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See video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXQpdE6lPKg


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:42 pm 
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Here's my first video of my Wave using some tips I got from here.
Thanks for the info guys!




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PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:23 am 
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I'm getting ready to build a floating camera platform. It's hard to tell the shape of your plywood in this photo. Is it teardrop shaped? Does that work well? Did you experiment with other shapes? Or do you think this shape could be improved?

Thanks, Jim,


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 4:41 pm 
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Hammbone wrote:
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I'm getting ready to build a floating camera platform. It's hard to tell the shape of your plywood in this photo. Is it teardrop shaped? Does that work well? Did you experiment with other shapes? Or do you think this shape could be improved?

Thanks, Jim,

Teardrop shape works great! I did not experiment with other shapes. Make sure you have a fin on the bottom.


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