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At this time I am not aware of anything. Seeing as it requires N2K and Ethernet I would guess it would not be an easy task to make happen. Add into the mix that Empirbus is now a fully owned Garmin company and it makes it seem to be even less likely at this time
Hi can It chart a wreck if you pass over it for example I'm steaming along whilst mapping in 3d or whatever the best features are available and scroll back once I'm back in port to assess the saved images of the sea floor thanks
correct, you will be able to create your own bathe charts . for best results you will want to use a DFF3D sonar module and some type of AHRS senor, usually a sat compass
This is really helpful. Thank you. I'm about to install one of these for the first time. Googling for two weeks mostly I just found information that wasn't basic enough. This is exactly what a newbie needs. (My next big question is I have a sailboat with a 63' mast. That means the 'drop' NMEA from the wind instruments is 3x greater than the maximum 6m/ 20'. I'm guessing there must be some way to run the backbone 45' up the mast (and back down again) with some kind of minimal T connector. Or something else?? (And good news. If I'm pulling out my hair to learn and do this then according to the way Murphy's Law works for me... all this will be wireless in 6 months.)
Great video, I just bought a Garmin GPSMAP 743xsv. I am going to have it professionally flush mounted. I noticed that there is an SD card in one of the 2 slots which is in the rear of the unit. I am not sure what's on the card. Should I leave it in or take it out. I did install a blank card into the second slot, what should I do?
The unit comes with a blank SD card in place for you to use as an active captain card. However most people select to put in a larger size card than what the unit came with.
Can you explain in a bit more detail what you mean when you said the fuses are to protect the wire and not a device. Where does the wire come from that goes to the fuse block? And then it goes to the device after? As in MFD or USB charger, or ignition?
Great question and one that we get asked often - per ABYC standards, we run wire for the install based on the load (i.e. how much power is this item going to draw) So lets say we have a Bilge pump that has a nominal amp draw of 12 amps. And lets say the wire run from the battery to the pump is 5'. We have to measure the round trip of that so that's 10'. We use ABYC standards for amp draw and circuit length that tells us we should have a 14 gauge wire. I say all of that to get to this point - if this bilge pump ends up with a rotor lock (pump is trying to run but can spin due to something stuck in the pump) the amp draw will ramp up. Because the amp draw ramp up if there was no fuse we would quickly be drawing more amperage than the wire is capable of handling. This would create heat and eventually let the smoke out of the wire and potentially start a fire. Now if we put a fuse near the battery (source of power) and have this same scenario as soon as that rotor lock event happens and the amps spike the fuse will blow and the wire will be saved as designed. Conversely if you put in a 30 amp fuse into this scenario, it would take longer to blow (or possibly not blow at all) in the mean time the wire will heat up from the increased amperage that is above what it is designed to handle. Again worse case scenario here is letting out the smoke and a fire starting all while not tripping the fuse because it was over sized and it didn't reach its max amp limit to blow. Hopefully you have made it this far in the response and that answered your question!
@@navtronicsmarinegroup haha. Yes I made it that far. Not to long at all when it’s a great explanation (that did need some backup as well). Thanks and have a great weekend.
When doing this job in place in order to not introduce new potential leakage in the fuel pipes it’s a bit tricky to keep the lower rubber seal in place, it falls down! Could a small amoun of grease hold the seal in right place when putting the bowl in place?
Hi!! Great videos, especially the Southport 33 DC's. Can Sabre handle all of the electronics as a factory install or does the customer have the option for your company to do the complete electronics install?? Curious as to the advantage of one over the other. Thanks !!
Hello, so the short answer is we are a partner with Sabre from the Technology part of things. The longer version - All Sabre models come equipped with Volvo Penta Glass Bridge displays. On most models, Sabre does not offer any further electronics/navigation so the client then has the option to choose us to do the additional up fitting for items like Radar, Sounders, cameras, etc. This allows for the build to be custom tailored to exactly what the end user wants and not be forced into purchasing additional items they may not want. Even if the customer does not choose to have Navtronics do the electronics install, there is an option on all Sabres to have it pre-wired for navigation with runs of network and NMEA cables pre run through the boat
I guess I should’ve watched the whole video first looks like I just need to buy the adapters to connect my radar and auto pilot directly to the back of the display. Which is how they are currently operating on the 8600. They just plugged into the back of the displayas usual awesome video well, done
Does this mean my Garmin phantom radar and my Garmin auto pilot are not compatible without going through all the additional hardware to make them work?
Why is no one questioning the outlandish cost for a 4K monitor with a prety basic processor? Put it all in a GPS and jack up the prices exponentially. Can't see the value here.
If you are so inclined, one can certainly attempt to build something with off the shelf parts. But good luck getting things like Charts with Radar overlay, controlling your AP from your MFD, be voltage stable from 11-28 volts among all the other things. Never mind someone's time to set up, build, and validate. What you are paying for here is something that is first and foremost is stable, daylight viewable, and robust. It has been tested and validated to work as promised and that piece of mind in navigation equipment above all else I think is what people want. We certainly would like to see another option available in the mix, if you think you can build that, maybe we will feature it
You may not find the need for it, but as charts data only increases over the next few years it will become very apparent why it is important. But just like everything else some people are ok with a 1080p TV set and some people will see the value in having the 4k option. Its not going to be for everyone that's why they make numerous options in sizes and pricing
Can you run two of these at a time on the same NMEA 2000 network? Does the MFD recognize both at the same time for all of the switches or would you have to pic 1 then the other?
No this system is designed to run just as a stand alone single unit. you would end up with conflicting PGN's If you want to handle more loads then this then you would best to look at something from the C Zone world
Boatswitch works great as you have shown, but really comes awesome when you make a custom home page for it - put the switches you need on the home page and access them faster and easier
What an excellent build, very clean and the TV is perfect. Being more of a Merc fan got to love those motors. How are they in relationship being down on HP/Torque but less weight vs the new 450 Yamaha's. I know its a heavy boat...looking for info.
They are certainly two different animals, but at the end of the day the performance numbers are almost equal. We have a video of a similarly equipped boat with the 450's if you want to see for yourself. Go back to our video dated 2023-7-5 SP 33 DC yamaha and see for yourself.
Just checked it out, not certain which way i will go. Since speeds and economy are about the same..whichever motor is quiet is the way I am leaning. @@navtronicsmarinegroup
Really like the Where To feature. Can I pick any saved waypoint too? As a former software product mgr, I was always leery of my own & other's major X.0 releases. Thankfully we've got a few months here in New England for patches (if needed).
In a pinch I would re-use a gasket, but given the work it takes to get this far, I prefer to spend a few extra duckets and just have all new. Gives me one less failure point in the future in theory
The good news is that the top o ring that comes with the new element is the same size as the plastic bubble o ring. We both know which one is easier to get at. All done , thanks again. :)@@navtronicsmarinegroup
