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RE: Problems installing a Raymarine HD 18" radar with Seatalk hs to a Raymarine e7d with SeaTalk ng

Tom, Can you confirm what connectors your radar cable has on it? The cables were available with both SeaTalk HS (a modified RJ-45 connector) or ...

5 years ago
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RE: Fuel Flow Data Problem - CAT 8.7 to Maretron to Garmin

This was an interesting exercise and I'm really pleased with how it came out. The program that Yacht Devices wrote takes the engine PGNs from the Mare...

5 years ago
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RE: Siren Marine 3 Discount code?

I've been in touch with Siren Marine about a discount. I'll let you know here if I hear back about one. -Ben S.

5 years ago
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RE: YDES-04 Prevents Engine Start

Hi Jerome, This sounds like you may be hitting an issue with your EDC controller. The YDES makes requests to the EDC controller and if there are...

6 years ago
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RE: Electronics retrofit

@oneeyedjackass, Autopilots frequently benefit from keeping it all in the same brand but it's definitely not a requirement the way it is with radar...

6 years ago
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RE: Electronics retrofit

Hi Mark, can you confirm it's a RD424 not an RD424D? If it's not a 'D' model it's not digital and hence won't work with newer MFDs. The digital scanne...

6 years ago
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RE: Best practices for breakers for marine electronics?

@peterh, There are quite a few ways to tackle circuit protection for small load circuits. What Andrew suggests above works well and I'd also sugges...

6 years ago
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RE: Electronics retrofit

@oneeyedjackass, I think the better comparison in Garmin's product line would be the GPSMap x43 series (743, 943, and 1243). Those are more similar to...

6 years ago
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RE: Electronics retrofit

Hi Mark, I don't think you'd have to spend $20k to get an update to what you have. But, if you have Garmin touch, which implies more recent hard...

6 years ago
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RE: Simnet to NMEA2000 connections

Hi Jeffrey, I think you have a couple of options to resolve your cabling quandry. Simrad has cables that go from Simnet to NMEA 2000 and I would...

6 years ago
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RE: Touch Screen - MFD

Marcus, A resistant, sunlight viewable, touchscreen display seems to come in around the same cost as many finished product MFDs from the major manuf...

6 years ago
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RE: Czone and Lumitec

Miguel, I'm not aware of one but I'm going to reach out to Lumitec and see if they've got anything. -Ben S.

6 years ago
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RE: Fuel Flow Data Problem - CAT 8.7 to Maretron to Garmin

@jimthompson I've talked to Yacht Devices Limited and they confirm the YDNB bridge would be able to do exactly what you need. Basically what you will ...

6 years ago
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RE: Fuel Flow Data Problem - CAT 8.7 to Maretron to Garmin

Jim, I'm pretty sure you're using a Maretron J2K100 to convert from the Cat's J1939 to NMEA 2000. Assuming that's correct I don't think you're g...

6 years ago
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RE: Hotspot connection with WIFI router

@pilotmarcus I'm not too surprised to hear you have less range. The travel router is a physically small product with short little antennas and an over...

6 years ago
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