Recent content by MArnold

Got my Answer...... Pretty sure no one reads any OpenCPN stuff over here, so it was the wrong place to ask the above question, Sorry. However, I have figured it out: Lowrance Gen 3 Units (and all Navico MFD's running 18.3 software) DO NOT pass Radar Data over their built-in Wi-Fi. That said, I...

I'm working through the final stages of Complete Electronics Upgrade for New Moon.....lots of wiring, Ether-networking, N2k-networking......Tons of fun. I now have Lowrance 4G Radar Ethernet networked to (2) HDS Gen3 MFD's. I have also added a Laptop running OpenCPN. The laptop can receive...

Thanx Ken! I know not a lot of "ocean" guys use the HDS units so it was a shot in the dark. So it looks like I will need: - ICOM M506 W/ N2K - w/o AIS - This is so I can make DSC calls - Vesper XB-6000 (or 8000) - So I can see and be seen through AIS - Second Antenna for AIS (or splitter) -...

Hey All, I'm upgrading some electronics on (formerly) New Moon and want to add AIS. DISCLAIMER: I hope these are 'educated' questions, but I am learning fast....... I currently have an ICOM M127 without DSC or AIS. I also have NMEA2000 Network and Lowrance GEN3 HDS MFD's networked to N2K and...

Hey all, Mark Arnold here in Buena Vista, Colorado. I am bringing a Familiar Boat back to the Forum: New Moon formerly owned by Richard & Cindy Cook (RCook) My wife Sara and I purchased New Moon from the Cooks in April. We hope to get as much enjoyment out of her as they did! Being VERY...