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Ben Ellison
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RE: True or Theoretical Wind for a Trawler

Hi David, The Airmar is unusual (and cool), but you probably don't need a sensor that outputs "theoretical wind." In fact, you likely have something o...

6 years ago
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RE: Garmin Reactor 40 and aggressive XTE correction

"I’ve had the AP do an abrupt 180"... yike. Hopefully someone here or elsewhere can help you solve the sudden turning. But in the meantime, maybe you...

6 years ago
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RE: Garmin Reactor 40 and aggressive XTE correction

Dave. I do not believe that your Garmin autopilot, or any autopilot, is meant to work that way. What I wrote about in 2011 was unwanted behavior when ...

6 years ago
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RE: Have Furuno FI-501 wind display and Raymarine ST-60 wind sensor, what next?

Hi Shane, I'm not sure which Panbo article you saw about the Furuno FI-501 Wind Angle instrument, as there were several: But the point I was making a...

6 years ago
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RE: Need fix! Garmin contour card fail!

Anon, I think you were smart to copy your Quickdraw data to a PC and I trust you will be able to access that data some way someday if not soon. I'm wo...

6 years ago
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RE: Brunswick buys Freedom Boat Club

I don't know how it may work out for this deal, but Freedom Boat Club COO Louis Chemi left a large and beneficial mark on the marine electronics indus...

6 years ago
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RE: Garmin G2/G3 chart naming glitch

Hi Doug, I'm pretty sure that Midcoast Marine Electronics in Rockland can bench test your Garmin but it may be expensive and even if they can fix it, ...

6 years ago
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RE: Simrad AP20 Pilot Computer integration, WB20, & Zeus 3

Dan, the AT10 manual link I described in 2009 still works! And note there is also an AT10 HD.

6 years ago
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RE: Simrad AP20 Pilot Computer integration, WB20, & Zeus 3

I'm very doubtful that you'll see much integration, Dan, if any. I recall that the AT10 only does a few O183 to 2000 translations, or vice versa. Mayb...

6 years ago
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RE: Howto disable STD Horizon AIS Receiver and integrate with AIS Transponder

Frank, I'm sorry to report that GX6000 was not able to read AIS data coming over NMEA 2000 on my boat last summer, which I confirmed with SH: "It appe...

6 years ago
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RE: Howto disable STD Horizon AIS Receiver and integrate with AIS Transponder

Hi Frank, Your question is coincidental as I recently messed with a sample GX6000 trying to solve another NMEA 2000 issue, as explained in the comment...

6 years ago
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RE: New radome and MFD, maybe AP too -- what to do?

PS. As for autopilot: I'd consider that the most optional upgrade if it still works OK. They can still serve well without any relationship to a new MF...

6 years ago
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