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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...

The only thing you need to verify is your termination count. SeaTalkNG and NMEA 2000 are essentially the same, and by connecting them with that cable,...

If you have space on a SeaTalkNG 5 way connector or similar, you can purchase Raymarine part number A06045, which is a SeaTalkNG to NMEA 2000 (commonl...

I think Ben distilled the major points very well in mixing brands. I myself am trying to figure out a whole new suite of instruments for my new-to-me ...

The TZT2 12" is a good option. I had looked at it originally, but wasn't happy with the autopilot offering. I need to go back to Furuno and find out i...

Thanks for the quick update, Ben. Definitely looking forward to more data when you have good weather! We have lots of windstorms this time of the year...

Thanks for the suggestion Steve - the Fantom would definitely be the radar I would go with if I were choosing Garmin, not the xHD, that was my mistake...

Thanks Ben! I've personally used all 4 major manufacturers very recently, and I prefer the UI and usability of Raymarine and/or Garmin. The others not...

I personally like the B&G Vulcan 5 - I have one that I bought to be portable-ish and usable on a dinghy or other small boat. They were on sale at ...

I've had some bad experiences with the NEP and connecting it to upstream switches. In at least 5 cases, I have removed the larger NEP-5 and added a Ne...

I agree with Jonathan about the transmit power. I wrote about the AMEC SOTDMA transponder here and one of the main benefits to me on the sailboat was...

Hi Paul, I think there may be some terminology mixed up in your first sentence. There are actually two classes of AIS transponders - class A and clas...

I remember using an NSS 12 and writing about it aton a boat I had a few years ago (looks like 8 years ago). It definitely uses SD cards for charts, as...

Hi Mic, I have been using 3 on my boat now for more than 2 years, and have not had any issues. I know a bunch of other people locally in the Seattle ...