Hi All, First a comment to the list. I strongly support the inclusion of marine tradesmen. People like Arild are one of the strongest reasons to read this list! Capt. Mike Maurice is another, people like them know of where they speak!! Next problem: I have an antenna mounted on top of my pilot house that had one of the early Zamak (pot metal) antenna mounts with handle and teeth so angle could be set as required. The antenna itself was fastened directly to the top part of this mount. It recently broke off at the bottom of the antenna, the metal broke not the fiberglass antenna. Anyone know of a company that makes a replacement mount or fitting with which I can easily replace this The interesting thing is that the antenna is currently laying on top of pilot house and the Loran receiver that it services seems to work just fine! Obviously if I were at the limit of range then I would have diminshed reception, but it seems to be OK in the local area. I have been looking at various catalogs and haven't found a way to repair this, and since this is an older Loran unit it won't be easy to replace the antenna. There are various antennas on the market that say they are the correct length for Loran receivers, but I haven't yet gone in that direction as it would require re-leading the entire antenna cable, no small job aboard this vessel! Thanks for your comments and help! Regards, Capt. Mike Schachter MV Sobre El Mar Long Beach, Ca. 55' DeFever raised pilot house trawler