23" P-Style Dovetail Plate (SBPW23)

Description The robust Astro-Physics P-style Dovetail Plate measures 7.65" at the widest portion of the dovetail and 1.2" thick to carry your heavy loads with ease. This plate bridges the gap between the 3" Losmandy D-style plates and the giant 9.9" dovetail plates that we designed for the 3600GTO (the width dimensions refer to the lower dovetail portion of the plate). We refer to this as a P-Style plate since PlaneWave Instruments originated this dovetail specification for their larger scopes. The SBPW23 pairs up with our 16.5" P-style Dovetail Saddle (DOVEPW) to make a truly solid “Dynamic Duo". The DOVEPW saddle can be used with the 3600GTO, 1600GTO or 1200GTO mounts. This mid-size  plate was designed with the increased load capacity of the 1600GTO mount in mind. The plate’s enhanced strength and rigidity, along with a versatile hole-pattern, offers a variety of instrument configurations. It allows the attachment of large instruments lengthwise at a number of balance points and also