After owning our 45 for three years, today is the day Mr Ducksoop and I finally do something permanent about mounting the TV in the salon. We aren't interested in a having a huge TV in there; the one we're looking at is a 'super slim' model with a 32 inch screen that weighs only 18 pounds including mount.
We have two different opinions on which way to go with this. My idea is to install a short mount on the window valance and let the TV hang down. Mr. Ducksoop thinks this would be too much for the valance to handle (I disagree since the valance seems pretty stout in its construction based on the size of the screws we saw when we had it down to install new lighting in that area). He thinks a better approach is installing a mount on the "ledge" at the salon window and mounting the TV on that. I think this approach presents a fundamental problem with the window's slight angle inwards, plus it puts the TV in the way of opening the windows and blocks quite a bit of the view. Has anybody done either of these installations? Anybody have any opinions on which would be the better way to go, and would either present a greater problem when in rough seas?
We have two different opinions on which way to go with this. My idea is to install a short mount on the window valance and let the TV hang down. Mr. Ducksoop thinks this would be too much for the valance to handle (I disagree since the valance seems pretty stout in its construction based on the size of the screws we saw when we had it down to install new lighting in that area). He thinks a better approach is installing a mount on the "ledge" at the salon window and mounting the TV on that. I think this approach presents a fundamental problem with the window's slight angle inwards, plus it puts the TV in the way of opening the windows and blocks quite a bit of the view. Has anybody done either of these installations? Anybody have any opinions on which would be the better way to go, and would either present a greater problem when in rough seas?
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