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NIGEL CALDER IS AN AUTHOR AND EXPERT ON BOAT SYSTEMS AND DIESEL ENGINES
GORDON WEST IS AN ELECTRONICS EXPERT WHO SPECIALIZES IN RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
DON CASEY HAS WRITTEN MANY BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON MARINE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
SOME RADOME TLC
Q: I recently removed my radar’s white radome, which covers the internal rotating antenna. I gave the radome a light sandblasting to clear it of years of grime and discoloring. Should I paint it, too?
— B. Anderson, Aberdeen, MD
GORDON WEST REPLIES
Stop! First, make sure the radar is turned off, and no one could accidentally turn it on with you at eye level near the radar internal arm. For the now-whiter radome, no paint is necessary. However, a coat of wax will help keep it
