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Steve Mitchell
Steve Mitchell
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RE: Brunswick buys Freedom Boat Club

Interesting purchase for them. They have a lot of products that could be installed on that fleet of boats. We have 4-6 of the Freedom Boats at our mar...

6 years ago
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RE: Access to NMEA-2000 data off the boat

A few ways I could think of doing this: SignalK - you could use a Raspberry Pi and install SignalK on it, use the Vesper as the SignalK data source, a...

6 years ago
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RE: Masterbus data onto Maretron displays, what's best?

I've had this conversation with many folks I've worked with on consulting opportunities, or just in passing. Yes, you can network some of the more fri...

6 years ago
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RE: Masterbus data onto Maretron displays, what's best?

Yup I saw something similar on TF I believe 🙂 Hi there. You'll still need the USB to MasterVolt interface and the software downloaded on a Windows P...

6 years ago
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RE: Masterbus data onto Maretron displays, what's best?

If you have CZone enabled devices, and in particular, digital switching on the MasterVolt side, then using the CZone bridge would be the best route to...

6 years ago
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RE: VHF (fixed mount) recommendations?

I have only used the GX6000 for a few hours on another boat and have not owned one. I believe one of the Bens either has one or had access to one for ...

6 years ago
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RE: VHF (fixed mount) recommendations?

Hi Patrick, I just went through a similar search for my new boat. I had a Standard Horizon 2150 at the flybridge, and a really old Standard Horizon T...

6 years ago
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RE: Groove A 52 ac authentication on webpage

I have never really found a perfect mount, but what I have been using on a few installs is a short antenna extension from Shakespeare. I can run the E...

6 years ago
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RE: Groove A 52 ac authentication on webpage

Hi Geoff, Depending on how you setup your Groove, it would work as you outlined. If you setup your Groove in router mode, which I recommend in my fol...

6 years ago
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RE: Any input on MoFi4500-4GXELTE-Sim4?

I've used a couple of MoFi products, and they are pretty nice, but their UI is a mess. If you're going to have your customer use it, and they are not ...

6 years ago
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RE: Where is Vesper's SOTDMA?

I'm in the same situation. New boat, older XB-8000 I took out of storage and put on board which does not really work well in busy Seattle waters. I ma...

6 years ago
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RE: GMI 20 - Engine Data Display

The GMI-20 can display engine data in a couple of ways from what I remember. It has dedicated engine display screens like the one I've attached but ap...

6 years ago
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RE: Garmin Active Captain with IPAD as primary display

I've used most of them as well, and Ben's comments are exactly what I'd say. Somewhat slower, definitely lower resolution, and concerns in general abo...

6 years ago
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RE: Best PC charting system?

I have been a user of Coastal Explorer since the original version, OpenCPN for a long time as well, and also TimeZero off and on through the years. Co...

6 years ago
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RE: Interface NEMA 2000 and SeaTalk ng

Good point on the adapter, Ben. Personally, I just purchase the blue SeaTalkNG backbone cable, chop one end off, and put a Maretron end on and continu...

6 years ago
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