I'm posting the "before and after" pictures of the pilothouse electronics station. I'm very pleased with the new Garmin combination Chart Plotter, Radar, GPS and Weather display. We now have true redundancy for Chart Display, Radar, and GPS. The new unit will also be interfaced with the Autopilot system. We're moving the Autopilot interface over from the older Simrad GPS system, which is the display on the far left. Second from left is a PC version of the MapTech Chart Plotter, which receives boat position data from the Simrad unit. Third from left is the new Garmin unit, set to display the same chart as is displayed on the MapTech unit to its left. To the right of the Garmin display is the depth sounder display, which reads out a bottom profile as well as numerical data. Just below it is the autopilot unit, which is only turned on when it is needed while underway. Autopilot is ordinarily used only offshore for somewhat longer passages.
Tomorrow we will run the cables from the new Garmin XM satellite weather antenna unit to the Bose sound system in the salon. That will allow us to have the satellite weather information broadcast into the salon area, as well as provide the ability to listen to all the usual XM non-weather satellite radio stations.
Lastly, we will program the TV to pick up satellite television broadcasts from the existing gyro-stabilized TV antenna located on the radar arch over the flybridge.
Whew!
I am so glad Susan is coming back tomorrow!
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