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Originally Posted by goboatingnow
No doubt Nick will be along presently  ( I can hear the tatami mats being rolled away as I type)
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No worries, here I am
I would tell them what to do with the boat if they don't let me choose the
electronics myself. If I would ever be faced with one brand take it or leave it, I would choose Furuno or
Garmin I think.
So here is my current POV:
1. sensors:
Compass,
GPS, wind/weather and depth/speed/temp from Maretron. The tri-ducer is really an Airmar and
sold by others too, incl. Furuno. This is all N2K
gear.

2.
Cockpit displays: The new B&G Triton or
Raymarine i70 or Furuno RD-33's. Be careful if the chosen one fits as these tend to be larger than the old standard. Whatever chosen, use conversion
cables to connect these to a standard N2K backbone.
For the three brands I named, I like them all and think the newest always looks better than what came before it... so soon Garmin will come with something new too.
3. Radar/plotter: Furuno, no question. Power
consumption is minimal and nobody needs perfect radar performance 15 feet from the bow. When the new radar technologies have finished evaluating every 3 weeks with a new line, I would check them out again... but they will never show SART, RACON etc. so as long as those are around it will never be my primary radar and I stay with Furuno. Furuno radar on
NobelTec, repeated to
iPad:
4. Autopilot: no question: Simrad (Robertson).
5.
AIS: not out yet but anytime soon the new color Vesper
marine:
6.
VHF: Garmin 300 with N2K support
7. PC software: TimeZero from
maxSea or NobelTec (the one with newest release is better so changes every time)
ciao!
Nick.