pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɐ mˈaʊntɪŋ wˌɪtʃ kʊd ɹᵻlˈaɪəbli biː wˈɜːkt æt sˈiː pɹˈuːvd dˈɪfɪkəlt fɚɹə pˈiːs ʌv ðɪs sˈaɪz.
Providing a mounting which could reliably be worked at sea proved difficult for a piece of this size.