So I finally plunged. The S1000 is arriving thursday and being installed friday. After a fair amount of deliberation I decided on the RayMarine S1000. I dont need it really for anything other than trolling a straight line and deploying lines. All the other AP's out there were a ton more money with a ton more bells and whistles I really didnt need. So I went against my grain and bought practical. Go figure.
So here is where i might need some advice and pointers as I am dong the install myself. From what I have read it is a pretty no brainer installation and our good friend Jim at BOE will be on the ready should I need some help.
Question#1
I have the 23SE and want to mount the pump on the floor in the console. Have any of you guys mounted it ontop of a sound dampener? If so what did you use? I have read mudflaps work great. Any other suggestions?
Question#2
I am trying to figure out where to mount the course computer. WHere have you guys mounted it? I was thinking on the forward wall below my stereo amp. Or behind the Furunos in the upper helm cavity. Thoughts?
Question#3
making the nmea connection to my furuno gps and chartplotter. I can literally splice into my VHF I guess becasue I do have DSC. What have you guys done?
Question#4
How tricky was it to callibrate the AP once you did your water testing?
What speed did you test and callibrate to?
Question#5
What else can you tell me to help make this installation as easy,stedfast and correct as possible? And dont say have an installer do it.
Thanks
Chris
yes I will post up the installion photos.
So here is where i might need some advice and pointers as I am dong the install myself. From what I have read it is a pretty no brainer installation and our good friend Jim at BOE will be on the ready should I need some help.
Question#1
I have the 23SE and want to mount the pump on the floor in the console. Have any of you guys mounted it ontop of a sound dampener? If so what did you use? I have read mudflaps work great. Any other suggestions?
Question#2
I am trying to figure out where to mount the course computer. WHere have you guys mounted it? I was thinking on the forward wall below my stereo amp. Or behind the Furunos in the upper helm cavity. Thoughts?
Question#3
making the nmea connection to my furuno gps and chartplotter. I can literally splice into my VHF I guess becasue I do have DSC. What have you guys done?
Question#4
How tricky was it to callibrate the AP once you did your water testing?
What speed did you test and callibrate to?
Question#5
What else can you tell me to help make this installation as easy,stedfast and correct as possible? And dont say have an installer do it.
Thanks
Chris
yes I will post up the installion photos.