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rshuman531
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 52 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Raven
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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When we purchased our 1984 we just tore out all of the wiring and redid it all. That was we had the correct wire size, a central fuse block and we knew the system. A big job for 2-3 days but over 10+ years it has been worth it. My only regret is that I didn't label every wire at the time. |
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Deeplake
Joined: 06 Jun 2020 Posts: 16 City/Region: Sandpoint
State or Province: ID
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:24 pm Post subject: Re-wiring |
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Rshuman531, that will be my winter project! And...adding new electronics and radar. |
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rshuman531
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 52 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Raven
Photos: Raven
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Same here, two new Simrad MFDs, 3G radar and Simrad VHF with AIS. Also integration with Mercury OB and Simrad. It has been great, especially fuel management module that shows MPG, fuel left and range. |
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Deeplake
Joined: 06 Jun 2020 Posts: 16 City/Region: Sandpoint
State or Province: ID
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:32 pm Post subject: Electronics |
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Rshuman531, can you share why you went with Simrad over Garmin for your navigation system? |
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rshuman531
Joined: 23 Jan 2009 Posts: 52 City/Region: Seattle
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 2004
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Raven
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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When I bought the system Navionics and Garmin were different companies but now Garmin has purchased Navionics(Simrad, Lowrance, B&G).
My reason was the negative experiences that I had over the last decade + with Garmin hardware and software for cycling and hiking. Poor software support and design and a churning of models to force you into hardware upgrades, and expensive prices for chart upgrades.
I have been very happy with the ability to add SIMRAD systems to the NMEA 2000 backbone and integration with my Mercury OB system. That said, now that the companies are integrated and I think that the NMEA 2000 system would be okay with integrating new systems of either brand.
But.. if you have a choice pick either brand and stick with it , there are both probably fine. Garmin seems to be more common. |
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ssobol
Joined: 27 Oct 2012 Posts: 3376 City/Region: SW Michigan
State or Province: MI
C-Dory Year: 2008
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: SoBELLE
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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rshuman531 wrote: | ...But.. if you have a choice pick either brand and stick with it , there are both probably fine. Garmin seems to be more common. |
Most common does not necessarily equal best. |
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Teufelshunde
Joined: 27 Aug 2019 Posts: 139 City/Region: Sebastopol
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 1987
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Fish Wisher
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Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2020 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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For me Garmin’s customer support has been fantastic and the system has been easy to use. I’m going to be in the market for new electronics in a year or two and I’ll be looking for radar, auto pilot, 12” screen, fish/depth finder, chart plotter Ect... and man is it pricey but if I were to get all that 30 years ago it would have been double the cost and not as good so there’s that!
Fish on _________________ What ever you are, be a good one 🇺🇸 |
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