Integrating boat computing into one unit

[forsailbyowner]

Ive been toying with linux operating systems and opencpn lately and ran across linux airware software used for autopilot software. Just toying with the idea but.. how about integrating a raspberry pi or similiar to take over the chartplotter and autopilot chores. The airware os takes care of a lot of the sensor input and servo output duties. Past my skillset right now but it seems like a person with the right systems knowledge could put together something with more computing power for a fraction of the price considering the price of the autopilot computers and chartplotters. Thinking maybe battery charging/recording, security system, internet connectivity when local etc... could also be integrated. What a project that would make!!