Have you already got a Toughbook? What model? brand-new, they're $$$
NMEA Gauge (Hardware/Software, pretty GUI)
Engine Diags (Etec
Software?)" target="_blank">Navigatrix is a 'marine'-oriented
Linux distro with software included -
OpenCpn, NMEA gauges etc
You can try it by simply downloading and burning to a CD, or to a USB-stick, and booting onto it.