sparky
Well-known member
CP folks,
I'm working with a good friend and captain regarding his new 55' WesMac build. We're trying to figure out what we should do regarding electronics.
He's got experience with Furuno systems, albeit nothing newer than NavNet VX2. On his old boat, we had a PC plotter running Offshore Navigator software, a Furuno 4kw radar, and a FCV series bottom machine.
What he'd like is a dual-display Plotter/Bottom Machine/Radar MFD, preferably with 19" monitors, and a separate PC Plotter, again with Offshore Navigator or some other software package.
I suggested the Furuno MFDBB, a pair of 19" LCDs (not from Furuno, we've had fine luck with PC monitors in the past), a networked Furuno Radar, their network bottom machine, and a GP-36 for backup.
I then discovered that the MaxSea software package can interface with the Furuno system, and you can control the radar from the PC, etc. However, I've found that if the MFDBB goes down, the PC loses ALL data, including GPS, Radar, depth, etc.
There are other options, including RosePoint, who even offer their own radar setups that interface directly with the PC.
Anyone have any thoughts on which setup we should use, or at least point us in the right direction finding someone with this stuff installed. All I can find is scattered info on THT, and a few posts on Panbo. No one seems to use the MFDBB, so its not easy to find a unit to play with. We're going through a dealer in MA, who will do the actual install. He's looking for a boat we can get on and play with the Furuno stuff, but that's not been easy.
I'm working with a good friend and captain regarding his new 55' WesMac build. We're trying to figure out what we should do regarding electronics.
He's got experience with Furuno systems, albeit nothing newer than NavNet VX2. On his old boat, we had a PC plotter running Offshore Navigator software, a Furuno 4kw radar, and a FCV series bottom machine.
What he'd like is a dual-display Plotter/Bottom Machine/Radar MFD, preferably with 19" monitors, and a separate PC Plotter, again with Offshore Navigator or some other software package.
I suggested the Furuno MFDBB, a pair of 19" LCDs (not from Furuno, we've had fine luck with PC monitors in the past), a networked Furuno Radar, their network bottom machine, and a GP-36 for backup.
I then discovered that the MaxSea software package can interface with the Furuno system, and you can control the radar from the PC, etc. However, I've found that if the MFDBB goes down, the PC loses ALL data, including GPS, Radar, depth, etc.
There are other options, including RosePoint, who even offer their own radar setups that interface directly with the PC.
Anyone have any thoughts on which setup we should use, or at least point us in the right direction finding someone with this stuff installed. All I can find is scattered info on THT, and a few posts on Panbo. No one seems to use the MFDBB, so its not easy to find a unit to play with. We're going through a dealer in MA, who will do the actual install. He's looking for a boat we can get on and play with the Furuno stuff, but that's not been easy.
