B&G Nemesis 12 Mast Bracket

The B&G Nemesis 12 Mast Bracket is the factory mount made specifically for the Nemesis 12 sailing display. If you've already got the display, or you're speccing one out, this is the piece that gets that big 12-inch screen up where the crew can actually read it. Mount it on the mast so everyone in the cockpit sees the numbers, or set it at the helm station if that suits your boat better. It's the same bracket B&G ships as the official spare, so the fit is exact.

Here's the honest part. This listing is the bracket only. It's not the display, and it's not a full instrument system. If you're replacing a cracked or corroded mount, or you added a Nemesis 12 to the boat and need the mast hardware to finish the job, you're in the right place. If you're shopping for the screen itself, that's a separate part number.

Why mast-mount a display this size in the first place? On a sailboat, the trimmer and the driver are often looking in different directions. A Nemesis 12 on the mast puts speed, depth, wind angle, and VMG in one high, central spot both of them can glance at without ducking below the boom or crowding the wheel. That's the whole point of the Nemesis line, and it's why so many programs run one on the spar.

The Nemesis 12 is built to be read in bright sun and from across the boat, which is the whole reason crews put it up high instead of squinting at a small gauge by the wheel. This bracket is what makes that placement clean and permanent, cut for the display instead of cobbled together from generic parts. Get the mount right and the screen becomes something you read without thinking, race after race, season after season.

A few things we tell people before they drill. First, check your mast section. Most aluminum masts take a mast-mounted display just fine, but tapered or fractional sections can need a shim or a backing plate so the bracket sits flat and doesn't flex under load. On carbon spars, back it up properly. A big screen catching sailing loads wants a solid landing, not just surface screws.

Second, plan your cable run. A 12-inch display needs its data and power feed routed down inside the mast to the base, then across to your network and a 12V source. It's a tight run on a lot of boats, so pull a messenger line and seal your exit hole well. Water tracking down a wire is the kind of thing that shows up two seasons later as a corroded connector.

Third, watch for corrosion at the hardware. Stainless fasteners sitting against bare aluminum will eventually give you galvanic grief. A little isolation tape or the right bedding compound at install time saves you a headache down the road. Standard marine practice, but easy to skip when you're rushing to make a start line.

One more real-world note. On smaller boats, think about where the bracket lands relative to your masthead gear and wind transducer, and about vibration. A large display up the mast can buzz a bit under way, and some owners add soft isolators to quiet it down. None of that is a dealbreaker. It's just the stuff that separates a clean install from a rattly one.

Bottom line, if you run a Nemesis 12, this is the bracket B&G built for it. Buy it once, mount it right, and it disappears into the rig the way good hardware should. Not sure it's the correct mount for your display size or model? Give us a shout before you order and we'll make sure you get the right part the first time.