How to save money and avoid headaches later - Advice for new boaters

There is no doubt that boating can be an expensive pastime, especially when you choose all the equipment you might want to have installed on board. As a new wearer, this can seem very intimidating, but it doesn't have to be.

Our advice to everyone is to always make your research thoroughly.

It is important to first if the electronic equipment you choose is suitable for the dam, but also; that it is not exaggerated. Multifunction screens MFD is a perfect example of; this.

Acting as the "brain" or control center of your NMEA 2000 network means that it must be able to perform all the tasks you need it to do. row. This can range from simply acting as simple marine card storage, to radar and sonar imaging connectivity for commercial fishing.

With the wide range of products available at; market it can be a little overwhelming, personally my best advice would be to talk to the manufacturer directly to make sure their equipment can do everything you need. På the flip side of this is you don't need a SEK 20,000 MFD when a SEK 4,000 display would do everything you needed.

When you've done your research and when jd with the equipment being installed is the next step in planning. Draw a layout for your installation, including network, cabling and device installation location. This will make it much easier when it comes to doing the physical installation.

*** Here is an example of; Network diagram from Actisense***

When creating the diagram, be sure to visually inspect the area where you plan to run cables or install devices. Äeven if the plan will work in theory, there's always a chance it won't work in practice. For example, you may plan to run cables through the ship, but in reality this is solid material with no room for a cable.