450: NMEA 2000 fuse?

[Larimar450]

Anybody know where the NMEA 2000 fuse is located on a lagoon 450?
I think this might be my issue not reading data from top of mast?
any help appreciated

Larimar

[sailormed]

I would be very surprised if there is a fuse in the NMEA cables. In the powerline to the different equipments, yes.

[Larimar450]

Thanks, yes it is the power line, but I can't find it after spending the day it is hidden somewhere

[Aircool]

Did you check at the bottom of your mast, where all your mast wires go inside the boat ( vhf,nav lights etc...)

I had to unmasted and put the mast back up in the last week and have Nmea connector to plug in the celling of the boat.

Sometime (on my B&G system) I lose conection with my depth transducer (also give boat speed and water temp). I have to go in my general setting, connect device and do a reconection setting

[Larimar450]

Definitely will try that, thanks Air-cool

[Aircool]

Originally Posted by Larimar450

Definitely will try that, thanks Air-cool

No problem, you can try to call the tech line of navico 1 800 628-4487

If it a setting problem they will walk you trough. You will then know if you habe to change or fix something

[smac999]

It will have a fuse that powers the whole network. If you are only missing mast info. It won’t be the fuse.

Go to the device list and see what can see or can’t see.

The issue will in the cable between what you can see and can’t. Or the unit itself

[Sailmonkey]

Originally Posted by smac999

It will have a fuse that powers the whole network. If you are only missing mast info. It won’t be the fuse.

Go to the device list and see what can see or can’t see.

The issue will in the cable between what you can see and can’t. Or the unit itself

I was under the impression that larger/longer networks required multiple power injection points.

I can easily see needing a power T at the base of the mast in addition to another at the helm or nav desk.

[smac999]

A long nmea 2000 network is ~200’. You use bigger cable. Not more power drops.

Most boats have short buses. Power tees is based on number of items. Not length. Over 40 things maybe 2nd power needed.

[noelex 77]

Two power injection points for he NMEA network are not unusual. My boat has this set up. If you trace the NMEA cable the power injection points and the associated fuse will be easy to see.

The two injection points may be side by side. One supplying the the forward cable and one supplying the rear.

However, the fuses do not commonly blow unless there is a hardware problem so this is unlikely to be the fault, although it is worth a check.

[Suijin]

There are a number of devices that get power from the backbone. If these are still functioning then the issue is not the fuse. For example, your depth sounder is almost certainly powered through the backbone; if you're getting depth data, it's not the fuse for the power injection to the backbone.

Far more likely is that the masthead unit has failed or the connection of the unit to the backbone is faulty. I'm assuming that you're no longer getting wind direction AND speed data, and that you've confirmed that the vane and cups are both /moving spinning?

[Larimar450]

Yes you are correct the wind direction vane is moving and the cups are spinning but no data coming from the mast head

did diagnostics with Navico on the phone and they indicate that the BUS feed says off meaning no power or power loss to these units try to find the fuse,
To date I have traced every poser cable looking for 3 amp fuse and find none or power issues, its a stumper!
thanks for the dialogue and help - know of and BandG experts in the central Bahamas???
have a great day

[Larimar450]

Update if anyone interested

After a couple days it is not a fuse, as suggested by NAVICO and a fuse I still never found.

I climbed to the mast to find the VHF antenna received a lighting strike and also pouched the weather vane, once I disconnected the weather vane feeding info, the rest of BandG electronics worked -

So replacing the vane, anchor light, and VHF - happy sailing.

Anyone know what make and brand the VHF antenna is on a 450 lagoon - 2017??? it was blown to smithereens and I don't have a manual?

Thanks for all the help to the contributors

[Bean Counter]

I am surprised you only lost the top instruments, lightning can affect everything, you may find that after a while other devices stop functioning or become erratic, like the AIS, radar, autopilot etc - could be a big insurance claim.