Installing an NMEA 2000 Backbone on a Boat 

Jeff, your videos are realy awsome! Thaks for sharing all these information.

Brilliant video!! Simple and straight to the point. Awesome!

great vid!, always love checking your stuff before every install, thank you!

Thanks for sharing

Great video very much appreciate it thank you

The cabling was very clutter on a sailboat I just bought. I made things a little better buy elimininating a string of those T connectors in favor of a T connector with 4 ports. Saved a lot of space that way.

Great advice. Thank you. Quick question. Most sailboat masts are longer/taller that 6 metres. What should be done in this case if you want add a wind device at the top of the mast?

Jeff, if I have a 4 port nmea2000 back bone and only use three ports and use both male and female terminators will it still communicate with a open port ? Btw your videos are very helpful 🙂

I have a z Vulcan 9R, dst, wind 508, Simarine nema 2000 sending unit, AIS. Precision 9 compass, watchmate, VHS radio and a Lowrance HD5 on my nema 2000 network. The dst and wind instruments are not showing up at all. Do I have a conflict and hiw can I fix this. Thx.

Thanks

Maybe you can help me. I have the NMEA2000 Bennett indicator kit installed on my boat using a Simrad EVO3 MFD. For some reason it goes offline and requires that I physically disconnect from the backbone and reconnect for it to start working again. It lasts for a few hours and then goes offline again. Any idea what this could be?

Great content always! Thank you. Though in this one, a little vague on male/female and wiring considerations. A little bit more clarity would have been good. At least the concern was raised so we know to look deeper.

Are you a fan of the multi link Tees with 6 connections for 4 devices? I feel like less opportunity for future potential issues with all the connections with individual tees.

Will it matter how far the center of the backbone is from the battery?

I am finishing up an update tp my 2010 SeaRay with Axius drives. Can you shed some light on the connection to the Axius drive which uses NMEA 0183 and Raymarine Axiom Pro which uses NMEA 2000? Perhaps a diagram?

Now Jeff ! Would it be possible to also hookup my Honda Kicker motor together or independently with Honda 90 outboard with my Garmin Chart Plotter/Fish Finder ? Would like to get an RPM and Speed readout !

What do I do with the drain wire on a Maretron power Drop T? Can i attach both power cables and the two grounds to each side of the breaker or add an additional breaker?

I have the Garmin 1242XSV, Garmin VHF110 radio and GT52HW-TM transducer. On the radio and 1242XSV would still need to have their own power correct? And I would still have to power the NEMA 2000 for the transducer correct? But the Garmin radar does not plug into the NEMA 2000??

Great information Jeff. What are your thoughts on plastic versus metal T connectors? I think they both have pros and cons in a marine environment. Can you use both on the same backbone?

After watching Jeff for hours I'm going to disable 90% of my circuits 😂 bloody bodge jobs😂

Is this the new thick ethernet from long time ago but a little more expensive? New transport protocol?

Hi Jeff. Could you shed some light on connector compatability. Can I use Actisense components on a Garnin installation? I really like the Actisense A2K-SBN-1 small boat network. It would make my installation much neater.

Hello Jeff, thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge in all your videos. That helps saving money and time. I am going to install some electrical equipment powered by solar panels to my small sailing boat. First thing is to estimate power consumption. But i can't find what a N2K bus system takes. I've read about 60W but can't believe it. Do you have a realistic value to calculate with? Thanks and all the best to you and PYS.

Hey Jeff, This is interesting but I'm a little lost as to what's the actual reason to have the devices all joined together.....will they "talk" to each other? Will it all connect to a central station where I can read everything. It would be great to have a centralized device where I can see engine performance / battery and GPS all. Is this the function? As always, great videos and thank you for sharing.

Jeff, Have you noticed any system reliability issues due to noise created by coiling excess cabling?

I have a mercruiser 5.7 and want to add to network,, where do i connect to engine? I do have a wire termination on top of engine labeled "AZ973-1c-12dc4" if this is it do you know were to get the proper cable ?

Jeff .... I want to put NMEA200 on my bayliner 4788, and specifically upgrade the engine instrumentation. The engines are Cummins 6BTA 370hp diesels, circa 2000, and so need analog to digital circuitry. Does anyone make a solution for this? Thanks.

The devices on my nmea network only come on when my engine ignition is on. I want to use my motorguide which is on the network without having the engine ignition on. Is this possible?

SO you mean 6m cable..Not between the devices ?????

why not just use network cables for everything?

A good map, a sextant, a magnetic compass, a simple GPS, a mobile phone and my brain are OK to naviguate. But sorry ! Seeing the complexity and remarkable connectivity of all the system you'll do what you want with your money; just don't forget my point in case you're lacking energy. I 'd like to connect somme NMEA captors to a computer instead of buying 3 different expencive devices. This video's good in that point, a bit simple too. I read from Wiki that the maximum lenght for NMEA 2000 is 10m thought. (sorry i'm french)

I can’t draw boss! 😅

Wrong. One of the first things that they teach at NMEA 2000 installer training is NOT TO put your Ts directly together. There are better ways to do that. There are basics Jeff.

NMEA fat fingers.