Things are getting quiet at the marina and I am going to proceed with my TV project. I am looking at either a 22" or 26" flatscreen. Where have you guys mounted TV's on 32's that functioned well. I am leaning toward putting it on the stand between the gaalley and the couch. I believe with the right mount I could see the thing from the v-berth or the pilot house just by swinging and tilting.

Anybody got previous experience?

I installed a 23" Samsung HDTV/Monitor in my saloon opposite the settee. The TV was about $220 from NewEgg.com, an excellent source for computer and consumer electronic stuff.

I installed it using a Rosewill model RMS-MT2790 mount, from the same source, around $25. The mount is removable, with a piece that goes on the back of the TV that slides into and lifts out of the piece that mounts to the cabin side. The mount is aluminum castings, and I replaced the screws and stuff with stainless hardware to marinize it. I bought some extra mounts: I can move the TV to the dinette so that I can use it as a monitor, and I could also put a mount in the forepeak.

I installed a powered antenna also, a Rosewill RMS-HDA5000. It is small and mounts to the bimini frame. Also Newegg, $25. I like to see the live radar weather, but I don't much care about the other 25+ channels. I have a blueray player and I rent movies a lot.

For travel I take the TV down and leave it face down on a cushion. It's easy to put it back.

The 23" size is pretty good for viewing from 7 feet away, across the saloon, and I am not sure that a larger one would be worth the effort. I can only use it at the dock, since I do not have an inverter, but a true sine wave unit for the required 100 watts is cheap. If I were doing it today, I would get a model with LED backlighting since they draw less power.

Bob, I think you have a good plan. But I would buy a mount much larger than what is used at home, because of the boat's motion. I beat this by taking the screen off the wall, I don't think I would trust the mount while jumping a wake or whatever.

There are some small LED HDTVs that use wall warts and actually run on 12V. They can plug right into the boat, but need to be protected from alternator spikes and overvoltage when the engines are running. I have built a circuit for this to use with my eeePC, and I will post the design shortly. I think that it is best to run stuff from 12V if you can.