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Snuffer pole extension for GoPro  Bottom

  • Anyone ever installed a GoPro on their Cat? I just got one for Christmas.

    Thinking the best way to mount is find a way to add an extension to the Snuffer pole. Any ideas or anyone done something like this before that could offer their process?
  • The key is multiple mountings, only one is boring
    https://vimeo.com/159651594
    https://vimeo.com/148736772
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgQxIS0TDDM

    My preferred ones are:
    - My hat (just punched a hole)
    - The bridle foil. Alternatively I would mount it on one of the bows
    - The top of mast

    Use a safety line in any case
  • Wow. I like the top of the mast view. All three views together make for a cool video.
  • https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pelqd5CKUgI
    Here i changed the zoom setting
  • Some of my favorite H16 videos are by a guy named Bradley Davis, I think he is a member on here also. His videos are very well made and from what I've seen, he has his Go Pro mounted on the bow and facing back to the boat. Great shots when flying a hull. He has used other angles as well. Shout out to Bradley Davis!!!

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    Marty
    1984 Hobie 16 Redline Yellow Nationals, "Yellow Fever"
    Opelika, Al / Lake Martin
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  • 3 angles (camera locations) i have used in one video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgu3DM2ruyI

    here are 2 angles (with a unique location)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0IaQm_yEv4

    I like vid's where people have added an extension to the front of the spin pole, or off the beam (aft)... makes for a great angle - but seems to risky for me to use a spin with a camera up there)

    i'm not a huge fan of body mounted locations.. they make for very bouncy shots, head mounting is the worst, as
    the skipper is always (or should be) scanning all around , in every direction. Gets me see sick watching it on my hdtv (jk) : They may produce neat angles, but typically only a few seconds of usable footage- and my desire to edit videos is pretty light these days - (ymmv)



    Edited by MN3 on Dec 28, 2016 - 06:07 PM.
  • Hand held shots are hard to beat, but you usually only get good footage of other boats!, so these were taken from a jetski. I agree that spin pole mounts are great.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaYFpBReBvQ
  • I agree, Go Pros mounted on the head make for a very dizzy video.

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    Marty
    1984 Hobie 16 Redline Yellow Nationals, "Yellow Fever"
    Opelika, Al / Lake Martin
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  • Hi,
    first of all, get lots of mounting gear, clamps, base-plates
    etc etc. You can get them from gopro, but thats somewhat
    costly. Search the web for other manufacturers, there's lots
    of them.
    Second, always secure the camera with a lanyard, you don't
    want to lose the precious camera.(happened to me icon_frown

    I agree with Mn3, body-cams and head-cams deliver bad
    footage. A good sailor is always looking around resulting in
    bouncy footage, not in the respect that I got sick but maybe
    Mn3 has a bigger tv screen icon_wink ..

    Duct-tape and pvc tape are you’re friends, if you use extension
    poles make sure they are stiff, used a pvc pipe as an extension
    once and got some weird footage from that.

    If you have spi-pole, get a 3 ft aluminium rod and tape it to
    the pole and clamp the gopro some 1,5 ft in front of it, facing
    the crew.
    I carry a peddle, which is taped to the boom, so I made the
    handle-side (?) stick out somewhat and clamped a gopro on
    it, upside-down, facing forward. Even tie-wrapped a garmin gps
    in front of it.
    One note on mounting cameras upside-down, in the menu you
    can rotate the recording 180 degrees, make sure it is done.
    It saves you lots of time while editing.

    Clamped a camera on the small tiller, in front of the rudder.
    Clamped a camera to the tiller bar, facing backwards to record
    the wake of a speeding cat.
    Duct-taped a baseplate on the bow in front of the bridle-tangs,
    facing the crew.
    Clamped a cam to the bowsprit , just in front of the mast, facing
    the crew.
    [edit] Don't know the climate where you live, I had a struggle
    against cams fogging up. Find that when its hot and damp, putting
    the case and cam and casing (open) in the fridge for half
    an hour, is very helpful .
    When its cold (frequently overhere) the anti-fog inserts help
    a lot.

    Haven’t managed a good mast-head cam yet, and a camera
    project involving a single-line kite, towed by the cat, went
    hilariously wrong…
    Thinking of laminating 2 baseplates on the bows of my T
    this spring.

    Don’t know about you’re editing skills, but if you’re a proby,
    I would suggest you keep it stupid simple. Otherwise you end
    up in the studie at 4 0’clock in the morning away from the wife
    and family……

    Some 3 years ago I bought a video-editing suite, and had some
    un-used. turned-down, sailing footage available . Here’s a clip I
    made just to learn the editor-suite.

    https://vimeo.com/86071961

    And no, I’m not going to discus the good and bad, sailing skills etc etc.
    of this vid. It was just me learning the software and the available footage.

    Grtz, A



    Edited by catmodding on Dec 29, 2016 - 11:47 PM.

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    Tornado (80's Reg White)
    Prindle 18-2 (sold)
    Dart 16 (hired and hooked)
    13 mtr steel cutter (sold)
    Etap 22, unsinkable sailing pocket cruiser.

    Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • QuoteSecond, always secure the camera with a lanyard, you don't
    want to lose the precious camera.(happened to me icon_frown

    I lost my first camera on day 1. Hero Corp. was nice enough to offer me 50% off my replacement. Very nice of them

    Quoteagainst cams fogging up. Find that when its hot and damp, putting
    the case and cam and casing (open) in the fridge for half
    an hour, is very helpful . When its cold (frequently overhere) the anti-fog inserts help
    a lot.

    Using rainX on the outside is great for reducing water drops on your lens
    inside helps reduce fogging

    QuoteHaven’t managed a good mast-head cam yet, and a camera
    project involving a single-line kite, towed by the cat, went
    hilariously wrong…

    haha!

    I have a go-pro mount 6' up my mast was an easy instal but i hate the location now (gets hung up on my spin line)


    QuoteThinking of laminating 2 baseplates on the bows of my T this spring.

    why 2? one was enough for me (unless you have 2 camera's running at the same time)
    I was unable to mount them them on the beam without them breaking off (using their 3M tape/mounts).
    I am sure my spinnaker didn't help anything)

    I now put my mounts within arms reach (1/2 way up a bow) so i can grab it if needed, turn it off on the fly, or reverse its direction

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