BOAT WORK- B&G Halo 20+ Radar and Zeus 3S 9 Chart plotter FULL INSTALL 

If you're wondering about our new crew Taylor's arrival and where you can catch our latest video a week early I just posted it on Patreon @ www.patreon.com/posts/53487515. Thanks for watching and hope you are having a spectacular start to your weekend! XXOO- Brian, Kazza, and The Little Nugget

Sometimes the cheeky expression on Sierra's face and the growl reminds me of Papa Delos!

I cant stop smiling everytime Sierra is on camera. She is such a joy and full of an awesome and an amazing personality!! You are both awesome parents!! Happy girl 👧 😊👍❤

Glad to see the Nugget pulling her weight as part of the crew. She brightens my day.

I can't speak for everyone, but I absolutely love these little boat work videos showing the tech side of things!

I was sitting here thinking as Nuggs was pulling on dad's wires when he was trying to hook up the power, how amazing and patient he is. I thought, what a difference it would make in parenting if more parents weren't so attached to the drama and busy of this world on land! Loved watching her try to help you!

Sierra is such a Tonic! Full of fun and laughter.

I can't get over how much _The Nuggs_ is growing! She's such a HAPPY wee one! ❤️🙏⛵🌊⚓🌅❤️

The best part of this video was when Brian said that he will put one piece of plastic behind new installed displays to look it even more nice :D I really like that approach!

Sierra, by age 5, will be an accomplished sailor, engineer, cartographer, critical thinker and so much more yet to be determined…what a pleasure and much gratitude allowing us into your lives to watch you all grow and evolve!

I swear that baby get more adorable every time she is on video. Great job of hooking every thing up on the boat.

Good to see the smallest crew member pulling their weight.. and cables . Adorable as ever.....

That little girl (Sierra/Nugget) is adorable! She always has a smile on her face (at least in the videos). Dad, as a father with a daughter myself, you're going to have your hands full as she's going to be striking like her mother! Oh yeah, nice install job too.

Over the years you've had a great group of good looking women aboard, but NONE compare to the Nugget, except her mom, of course, What a great addition to the permanent crew!

Delos has a glass cockpit upgrade. This will only keep you guys even safer. Nugget is gonna be on wild little lady such a big character developing with a wicked laugh. Sending love to you all from Greg Greg in 🇬🇧

Suggestion- when unspooling a roll of wire, pull it straight out of the wrap. Pulling off the side creates the twist that causes the wire to hockle.

You two are sooooo frickin awesome, A-1 people and parents and ya sail too boot a perfect trifecta.

I love the ending to the video. You could play that 1-2 seconds at the end of every video and it would make me smile every time.

Presently, watching a Delos livestream from May 2018, and learning a lot about the technical side of sailboat systems :). Thrilled I found this channel…….. thank you

The frustration and love on your face when Sierra is pulling on that cable is priceless. Good to have all that work done in time for the sail. Looking forward to next week.

You guys are awesome. I'm glad I found you some many years ago. I would love to sail the seas that you have sailed and hopefully my wife and I will. Keep up the awesome videos. You make life fun. I know that it is always not fun but in the long run, you make life great!

I’m always impressed by your process! Great tips and tricks for the rest of us to follow when we have improvement projects. Planning ahead to make projects go as smoothly as possible is one of your true gifts

This one is gonna get watched right away! Sorry work, not this morning!

I belive one of the most, if not the most important thing on a sailing boat is, having the right Crew together...which you are totally having....and second that the food is right. Most ppl wont belive how important food is, specially on a journey like this. Keep it up, you are BY FAR the best sailing channel in RU-vid

To think I found your channel last year during covid-19 lock down and I've watched every video you guys have posted. Thank you for sharing your life's experiences with us. I've been inspired in so many ways.

I love the nice easy-going folk music with the technical language and descriptions. Such a nice way to conceptualize the process of working to make things easier. Can't say enough about your music choices for a while now. Absolutely makes the videos into a story that moves and flows. Even the selection of moments when to not have underscoring serves the purpose. Well done.

Love watching Sierra “help” her Daddy, she is a joy!!!! Love and hugs from sunny Arizona 💖😎💖

Fantastic system have had it on my boat for about two years now and have not had a single problem. Very cool👍🏻

I can't get enough of Guru Brian installing and fixing stuff!! I love it, he encourage me to dare do stuff I usually dont dare doing by myself. And speaking about Strength and love. If wanna chicken out, I just remind myself of Lil' Nuggets Viking roar, and then I do it! Good job Karin 💜.

Love these boat work videos!! Thanks for always taking the time to talk us through your thought process whenever you tackle a new project like this

I love the boat project videos; smooth sailing Delos!

Your Nuggets smile brightens my day. She's turning into a real character. Take Care.

Thanks to Bill being there for sure and The little Nug for pulling cable, that was great. I like the end, Nug is so funny.

Watched all your progress, amazing. Truly inspiring. So much so I enrolled this year to sailing school. been looking forward to this video.. keep up the good work. Thanks bis XX

I think this is one of my favorites. You guys really make me love my Friday mornings. Thanks Brian, Karen, and Sierra. I guess Calico Skies gets a mention too.

Daddy's little helper,.....always puts a smile on my face watching her trying to do her part!

I can't believe you have traveled 70,000 miles!!! And most of it with very limited instrumentation. I know they did it in the old days, but I can't imagine crossing oceans in a sailboat without every instrument available. Love your adventurous, pioneering spirit. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Oooh! Radar! Now you're talking my language (former USAF Navigator). The IT guy in me says, "just have a primary and backup laptop running charting software," but having a system that's integrated with the radar, XM weather (hopefully), a couple of magnetic flux compasses, wind vane (velocity and direction), boat speedometer (dynamic pressure pitot sitting in the water below the transom), and your autopilot, not only will your system be able to measure and calculate actual and apparent wind, but also the ocean current. Combined with good chart-plotting software and your collision avoidance system, you're getting close to, if you haven't already arrived, at an electronic solution for automatically rerouting around other nautical traffic. Still have to keep an eyeball peeling for those vessels without the collision avoidance system, but perhaps your radar can tie into this, as well. :) Would love to hear more about your radar's technical details.

Wecome to the B&G Family!!! We love our setup, just got the same radar and will be installing it shortly. Hope it's as easy as your install. eek!

Love these Delos DYI videos. Thanks for uploading.

Sierra has the best smile! I know having baby around in such close confines must be challenging. You're all doing so well

You've had a lot of fun in 10+ years of sailing but Brian fixing and fitting stuff always seem to be my favorite videos!

Hardest part of my day was waiting until my lunch break to watch this week's video. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.

I love watching you guys!!! My favorite channel!!!

Not sure what I enjoyed more, your install of the radar or seeing that beautiful baby helping you! Nice job!

I had a few different procedures on my recent radar install. I attached the cable to the unit first and unfurled the cable on deck. Then took the radar dome and the bitter end of the cable up with me, leaving the loop of cable to dangle. That helped straighten it out and made it feed into the mast super smooth. I also didn't have to finagle attaching the cable to the dome while up the mast. Otherwise looks great! Nav upgrade installs are fun :)

yes! excited the crew contests are back! so happy for this winner Taylor!

Thank You again ! every week you three entertain us, educate us, and a big dash of dreams. you three, vagabonde and a few others write the book everyday. their are many others trying to catch up but ........ can't wait till your next installment of joy. Bravo

Just makes the weekend a lot better.

Great install guys. i am sure the Nuggett is a GREAT help. Brian what you need for these type of installs is a "multitool". It is a vibrating blade saw. Easy to handle and once you have one you will wonder how you got on without one before. Cuts holes like a dream. Fair winds stay safe. regards from the UK

Sierra an her expressions an how much she loves to help Daddy do stuff... I've really enjoyed watching the evolution of your family... An that new kit is a game changer... ✌🏻💗😊❣️

I love the boat work videos! They’re so satisfying!! ❤️ love from Orlando! 🌴

I love the little nugget so much, she is super cute and she was even trying help her dad today :) I love you Kazza and Brian too of course. Thank you for your videos, I love your channel. Greetings from Arizona!

Love the editing on this one, grate job. Awesome electronics.

Watching you work, I can't hammer a nail straight, and Karen lord love ya, I raised 5 and can't even imagine doing it with 1 on a boat. You 2 are my heros and I live precariously through you. Hope you throw out a video or 2 from Switzerland! God speed and safe winds..

That B&G instrumentation would drive me batshit crazy. Unevenly spaced, different heights. Tacky install.

if only all workmen/contractors were as efficient and professional as Brian is, a pleasure to behold, stay safe and well guys

Gosh you two are such lovely parents to your cute Nugget! .... Most Favourite Channel!

Love the new radar and displays! Nice install job guys.

Great B&G Installation Brian and Bill. Fantastic watching you doing projects and how you tackle things step by step and using the core foam board is the perfect material lightweight and super strong. B&G are onto it in Marine Nav Equipment in my opinion. Always makes me smile seeing baby Nuggs helping her Daddy she's the cutest! Reminds me of my own Nugget (I called her Bug and still do) however she's 21 now! Keep on living the Amazing life on the Seas and Oceans of the World and sharing your Joy and Love to us all......Hope to see you in NZ one day when you next come down under again! Cheers SV Delos Crew!

Not only are your lives and or lifestyle inspirational, but your relationship is too! 👍🏻👊🏻❤️🙌🏻✌🏻

Ahoy SV Delos.... Great breakdown on sailing instruments. You guys are the best :-) Safe Travels...

Awesome new Kit. The starboard adaptor was a great idea. Noticed you sporting your Two Ts Yacht Club shirt Brian. Sierra playing in the porthole was priceless.

Just remember doing maneuvering board calculations back in the 80’s. That display is marvelous

Love the installation videos

Geeking out with the Captain. 🎓💙

THE best youtube sailing lifestyle RU-vid channel, thanks guys for putting out amazing inspiration and entertainment 👌❤️

Love your install videos. Good inspiration for my own projects.

This video definitely makes me want a suite of B&G instruments on my next boat. That’s slick.

Very excited for this episode! I’v recently purchased all this same equipment/gear (along with a new bow roller; anchor & chain; windlass; A/C (Bill’s episodes); refrigeration; AIS & more!). and I’m as just about to start installation. Thank you! Boston Capt. Bill

Good instrumentation. I went with Raymarine all the way because my engine company partnered with them. Since I can connect my engine computer to the NMEA2000 and Raymarine partnered with them I can manage my engine with the chart plotter. WORKS GREAT. I get all my stats of my engine on the chart plotter screen. HI NUGGET! Got 3 just like you!

You made a great episode, very good info & editing. I had to watch it 2 times because I thought I missed Ramukanji but it was not there.

Thanks for the step by step tutorial Brian! It would be great to get an update after you get some passages under the keel and see what features you like, etc.

Nugget is so awesome-love her smile.She is always trying to help her daddy.

I really like you guys set new equipment on Delos fun to watch.

I'm really impressed with this video. Great work from everyone. Ron from Canada.

you got one energetic deck hand in the making :) hehe keep that family safe on the blue!

Here's what I've learned installing this same B$G package. I know electricity, wiring.... but this is new to me and the directions suck. (This video is helpful.) So far I only have the radar and the 9"B&G chartplotter, so I don't yet need a NMEA 2000 network. To get the chartplotter and radar to work. 12 v Power to the chartplotter. The fuse for a 9" B&G chartplotter is a 3 amp Bayonet (like for cars). The larger chartplotters use a bigger fuse. Get a pack of 5, put them in a baggie and leave them right next to the fuse holder. (And if you suspect it's the fuse, replace it or test it. Sometimes they trigger but still look completely normal). Run the radar cable to the chartplotter. That Cat-5 connector can be a huge problem pulling through the tight spaces. I just cut it off and used a cheap connection tool/kit to reattach another one. There's nothing special about this end. The Yellow Wires. One from the radar and one from the chartplotter power cable. These need to be connected or the Radar will not work. When they are connected you can turn the radar on and off from the chartplotter. (No where that I've found explicitly says this.) I have no idea which side of the fuse the radar should be on. My old Raymarine Autopilot works great. There were two SeaTalk cables plugged into it. I removed the one that went to the old Raymarine chartplotter. The Autopilot still works fine, but now it's point the boat and set it. It's connected through just those three wires on that one plug to a GPS/Flux Gate Compass and power. There are 0813 to NMEA 2000 translators/adapters.... but I won't even attempt it until I meet someone who's done it and it works. If the compass direction disagrees with your chartplotter there's a way at the Autopilot to adjust this. Somewhere online are the directions. I haven't yet connected my Chartplotter to a NMEA 2000 network because so far there's nothing else to connect to. All my other stuff still works... What will come up is new instruments on the top of a mast are an issue with NMEA 2000. The drop line from device to the Backbone can only go 20' (6m). My mast is 63' (Delos is probably taller.) The way to get around this is: Run the backbone to the most forward part of the boat and then loop it back to the mast. Run the backbone up the mast, connecting whatever is up there. Then terminate this end inside the mast. At the other end I ran the backbone (for future use) to my binnacle where I have a NavPod and B&G Zeus 3S chartplotter. Terminate it. Later I'll run a Backbone loop aft so anything back there (I have a radar mast) can be connected. You don't have to figure this all out at the beginning. NMEA 2000 is like Legos, easy to plug, unplug, move things around replace a 2-T with a 4-T connector.... The plug ends are also available. As far as I can tell wires for the backbone and the drops are exactly the same and interchangeable. Because my boat is old with wires all over the place I don't want to remove any that I'm not sure about. So I cut the ends off the NEMA lines, pull the bare cable, and reconnect new plugs. (The only completely bare NMEA wire comes in very long spools. There are however cables of different lengths that have just one connector attached. If you need an 11' for something, and there's an odd situation where you have to pull from the middle, maybe total of 8' -- then buy a 20' NMEA cable with one end. Run the easy run first and then cut off the excess. This keeps you from ending up with a pretty loop on one cable and 8' where you actually need 8' 4".) Three tips. 1. Use pulling compound. Use it liberally. It costs about $16 for a quart that you will never use up. (I just bought my second quart in 50 years. If you're around bring a plastic catsup squirt bottle and I'll fill you up. Ask around the dock/anchorage. Only a tech is ever going to use it all up.) Pulling lube is a total game changer. 2. Wrap your pull with a lot of electrical tape so it doesn't come apart and so there are no corners to hang up. I you do this right you will spend a lot more time wrapping and unwrapping the electrical tape than pulling. 3. Leave messenger lines everywhere, make them at least double the length of the run. Don't attach the wire/cable you're pulling at the end, attach them near the middle of the messenger line. This way when your wires get through there's still messenger line sticking out of both ends. Coil it up and put it out of the way. (One of my messenger lines runs near my spinning prop shaft. For this one I leave only a small bit tied off to the side. The rest of it is at the other end. When I need to use it I can pull the messenger line.) If you're using a fish tape in a fresh run, add a messenger line to the wire/cable and leave it for the next time. I usually use paracord for messenger lines. The first people who worked on my boat 20 years ago left a bunch of inexpensive but sturdy nylon line. It still works just great. Another tip. Where's that line actually going? If you have a second person, no problem. Give it a tug and they say what moved. Solo this is impossible, so add some labeling or use different color line so you can tell. Write a note in the bilge for the next guy or next time. Hope this helps. B&G has yet to answer any of my queries.

Love these project videos. Always a great glimpse into the hard work that keeps delos afloat and entertaining and informing us all. Baby pirate stealing the show as usual, big shout out to Bill and Grace , must be so great to have friends like them. Always eager to see the new video when it drops, Kazza and Brian thanks again for your great content as usual. Shout to Mrs L with the Co editing too ❤👍

Brian you're such a Master in what you do..super great achieving all of these mechanical and technical devices :)

Another interesting video, great new equipment makes for safer sailing. Take care. Look forward to next update. 😎

Y'all ARE LEGENDS! LONG TIME SUB FROM 10 YEARS AGO! SENDING GOODVIBES AND FAIRWINDS AND LOVE TO OUR LITTLE NUGGET 🥰🧜‍♀️😎🤙🤗

That looks like a beautiful system and you did a great job installing it.

My husband and I have that very same conversation all the time. Something that should be very quick and simple, never seems to be.

you all look so awesome! another amazing video

I'm installing a Halo 20+ shortly and had been thinking of ways to lower the old one and raise the new one. I thought net but figured it might be dangerous trying to put the old one onto it. Eventually I worked out that an M8 eye bolt could be used on one of the holes while another is still attached. Then a rope through the eye bolt and everything is safe. Good to see you do it first, makes me feel more confident!

I have exactly the same setup on my boat S/V Scappare plus a 2nd MFD at the nav station. I love it and would never go back!!!

Thank you for sharing your great adventure!!!

Yes! Another build video!

Brian you are a very knowledgeable young man. You also have a very beautiful family. May God bless you and your entire family in all of your future endeavors. Love your videos.

Good Job, everything is working and now looks like a Superyacht Cpt. station.

Nice job on the install. Ram mounts are awesome. I use them for GoPros on my motorcycles. That is a seriously big ball you have though! Strong!

Very smart. Your crew is reduced by way of Sierra (who will be a fantastic crew member some day)... so you employed electronics to help you operate and navigate. You keep everything in perspective Brian. Love the changes of the instruments... I used to sell them, for a little while. Before that I designed them. It's great to see you use them. Need to push you over the million subscriber mark. I think it's coming.

I now have this instrument set-up on my new to me boat. Worth a re-watch.

Well done Brian

I always walk away from these types of videos feeling like I could take on bigger projects around the house. Brian, you would make an excellent instructor. Nugs is adorable helping you. And Kazaa, great work with the camera. I'm glad you guys are getting a little break.

Looking at the way Brian has installed the B&G unit on the mast, one has the impression, that B&G design engineers have never actually done this themselves... I could easily change the design with no extra expense to make it a LOT easier to install; a well prepared (on the boat versus in the air) 'snap and tighten' approach versus working with zillions of different sizes of fasteners, etc. at the top of the mast... just a suggestion... Best, Paul

Great job captain, excellent job explaining everything. Give me a shout when you're around the Cape and Islands. Love your show.. Peace from the North East!

Finally here early, love this install. Makes me want to do some DIY!

I am watching you guys since covid 2019..you guys are amazing If all come again to Malaysia waiting to meet u all eagerly Keep up both of u and god bless