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10-24-2021, 05:50 PM
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Senior Member
City: Jacksonville/Bahamas
Vessel Name: Rogue
Vessel Model: Gulfstar 49 MY
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 429
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AIS Stand-alone.
Suggestions?
Thanks in adbvance.
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10-24-2021, 06:03 PM
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Guru
City: Friday Harbor, WA USA
Vessel Name: FORTITUDE
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 54-8
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 1,015
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The Vesper 8000 is pretty bulletproof
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10-24-2021, 07:35 PM
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Senior Member
City: Wrightsville Beach, NC
Vessel Name: Time & Tide
Vessel Model: 2005 34T Mainship
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 195
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Airstream345
The Vesper 8000 is pretty bulletproof
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10-24-2021, 07:57 PM
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Guru
City: San Francisco
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 3,089
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Airstream345
The Vesper 8000 is pretty bulletproof
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10-24-2021, 08:39 PM
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Senior Member
City: Lake Oswego, Oregon
Vessel Name: Stout
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 42
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 188
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Another vote for the Vesper 8000, the Wi-Fi feature makes it easy to use an IPad with nav software for GPS signal.
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10-24-2021, 08:50 PM
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Guru
City: Southern Maine
Vessel Model: Prairie 36 Coastal Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 2,714
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I have the Vesper XB-8000 too, and I used to recommend it highly.
But be aware, it's essentially an orphaned product. The vendor has moved on to other things and hasn't done any development on it in years. Their support, which used to be top-notch, has been reportedly spotty lately. They used to follow and respond in all the boating forums, but no longer. Overall, although the hardware is great and I'll keep using mine as long as I can, I think I'd opt for something newer if I were buying today.
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10-24-2021, 09:06 PM
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Guru
City: Coupeville Wa.
Vessel Name: Pacific Myst
Vessel Model: West Bay 4500
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2,402
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptTom
I have the Vesper XB-8000 too, and I used to recommend it highly.
But be aware, it's essentially an orphaned product. The vendor has moved on to other things and hasn't done any development on it in years. Their support, which used to be top-notch, has been reportedly spotty lately. They used to follow and respond in all the boating forums, but no longer. Overall, although the hardware is great and I'll keep using mine as long as I can, I think I'd opt for something newer if I were buying today.
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I found their support for the XB-8000 excellent when contacted directly.
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10-24-2021, 09:32 PM
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Guru
City: Friday Harbor, WA USA
Vessel Name: FORTITUDE
Vessel Model: Kadey Krogen 54-8
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 1,015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptTom
I have the Vesper XB-8000 too, and I used to recommend it highly.
But be aware, it's essentially an orphaned product. The vendor has moved on to other things and hasn't done any development on it in years. Their support, which used to be top-notch, has been reportedly spotty lately. They used to follow and respond in all the boating forums, but no longer. Overall, although the hardware is great and I'll keep using mine as long as I can, I think I'd opt for something newer if I were buying today.
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Funny you mention this. I'm picking up a Vesper Cortex next week which will replace my 8000. I spent some time with Steve from Seabits checking out his installation and really really liked this new offering. I plan to sell my 8000 once I have the new system installed.
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10-24-2021, 10:53 PM
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Guru
City: Queensland
Vessel Model: Milkraft 60 converted timber prawn trawler
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 5,482
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Matsutec ha102 for the win I reckon
About 1/3rd of the price of the vesper and does everything as advertised.
Also has a distress button on it which I don't think I have seen on others.
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10-25-2021, 05:48 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Kusadasi
Vessel Name: Irish Rover
Vessel Model: Fountaine Pajot Greenland 34
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 80
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I saw this unit on Ali-Exspress for around $270. Do you know if that includes the GPS antenna as it was not clear to me? Thanks.
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10-25-2021, 06:03 AM
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Guru
City: Queensland
Vessel Model: Milkraft 60 converted timber prawn trawler
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 5,482
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GPS antenna is $10 extra + freight.
Works better than the expensive roof mounted "smart" antenna on my commercial quality Seiwa chart plotter
This is the exact unit I got and it sits inside the wheelhouse on the dash
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3287...65934c4duaf4dD
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10-25-2021, 07:02 AM
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Guru
City: Vermont
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 10,076
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I think you need to consider what you want. If just AIS, then I think all the US certified units are good and work well. The Vesper (and others) include a whole bunch of other stuff that you may or may not find useful, like relaying nav data to wifi where it can be picked up by other devices.
Watch out for units that aren't FCC/USCG certified.
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10-25-2021, 09:03 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Kusadasi
Vessel Name: Irish Rover
Vessel Model: Fountaine Pajot Greenland 34
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Simi 60
GPS antenna is $10 extra + freight.
Works better than the expensive roof mounted "smart" antenna on my commercial quality Seiwa chart plotter
This is the exact unit I got and it sits inside the wheelhouse on the dash
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3287...65934c4duaf4dD
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Thank you.
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10-25-2021, 11:08 AM
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Guru
City: St Augustine,Fl
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 3,789
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Sitex makes a range of bullet proof AIS units, reasonably priced.
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10-25-2021, 01:31 PM
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Senior Member
City: Sheridan
Vessel Name: Ethos of the T
Vessel Model: 26 Sedan Tollycraft
Join Date: Mar 2021
Posts: 149
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Airstream345
Funny you mention this. I'm picking up a Vesper Cortex next week which will replace my 8000. I spent some time with Steve from Seabits checking out his installation and really really liked this new offering. I plan to sell my 8000 once I have the new system installed.
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PM sent.
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10-26-2021, 02:56 AM
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Senior Member
City: Pensacola
Vessel Name: CLASSEA
Vessel Model: 1988 Defever 41
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 160
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AIS Stand-alone.
Quote:
Originally Posted by DDW
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10-27-2021, 07:58 AM
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#17
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Senior Member
City: Jacksonville/Bahamas
Vessel Name: Rogue
Vessel Model: Gulfstar 49 MY
Join Date: Jan 2021
Posts: 429
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Thanks all, but this is what I wanted at the price point I wanted...at West Marine no less!
https://www.westmarine.com/buy/em-tr...iver--12333944
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10-27-2021, 08:26 AM
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Guru
City: Here and there
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 541
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Is it going inside completely out of the weather? IP52. Aren’t most marine electronics these days IPX6 or 7.
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10-27-2021, 08:53 AM
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Senior Member
City: Rock Hall Md
Join Date: Nov 2019
Posts: 167
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Osprey69
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Great find. Thanks for posting it! Plan to add ais next season and want it to have its own dedicated display like that.
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10-27-2021, 10:30 AM
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#20
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Guru
City: Dewatto
Vessel Name: CHiTON
Vessel Model: Tung Hwa Clipper 30
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 1,094
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Osprey69
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Interesting that it is NMEA 0183 and not 2000. Is an antenna splitter still required?
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