C-8 and CG-5

I would like to replace the standered wedge pod that came with my C-8 and was looking at a few used CG-5 mounts on the mart. Would a CG-5 be strong enough? Or would it be shakey like the wedge pod. My setup includes a newer black C-8 with a 9x50 ra finder, piggy back OM1, Telrad, and a Moto Focus. Not really into long exposure photo shoots, just a few pics once in a while of the moon or the planets.
Thanks
Roger

I don't think a CG-5 loaded with your accy's will cut it. I had my C-8 mounted on a GP and that was pretty shakey. Touch any part of the scope or tripod and things would shake for 7-8 seconds. Most of the problem was with the tripod. It just wasn't up to the task. Your motofocus should help, but you should probably think about something a little more stable. I recently bought a used GP-DX for my C-8 and that has been a decent improvement. The tripod on the GP-DX is much better than the one for the GP, which in turn was better that the one that I had on my CG-5. I think the head of the CG-5 would carry your scope if you mounted it to a much better tripod or pier.

Steve