jensen
03-06-2012, 02:15 PM
I posted this in the marine electronics forum and got some good feed back:
Just bought a used boat and am trying to figure out a plan for electronics. Currently the boat has:
Lowrance LMS-525c DF
LGC-3000 GPS receiver
Unknown transom mounted “skimmer” xducer
Icom M302 VHF
I’d like to add a 10” MFD networked to the LMS-525c. The goal is to have large, detailed cartography and engine vitals from the 2007 Yamaha F250 on the 10” and a small sounder display when running. Then have a large, detailed sonar display and small cartography display while fishing. I also want the benefit of duplicity if one MFD dies.
The vast majority of my time is spent in <200’ of water. Fishing is 90% in less than 40’. For the sake of continuity and price point I’m thinking of a gen 2 HDS-10. Before I start spending money and cutting holes in my console…
Can the HDS work in a NMEA 2000/ Ether network w/ the current LGC- 3000 and xducer? Are its capabilities and performance advantages diluted by using these older components?
Will the LMS display the cartography from a Navionics SD card in the HDS? Will it share waypoints and “other stuff”? Will it be able to redraw the (I presume) larger files at a reasonable rate?
Is it possible/ worth trying to network the engine? I haven’t heard many success stories.
Is the Icom M302 a capable VHF worth cutting a hole in my console for?
Feed back’s appreciated.
http://www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/409666-new-boat-hds-10-lms525-network.html
But it seems that there are a bunch of different SKUs on the BOE site for the HDS-10. Which one do I want? As I understand it, they all have internal GPS recievers. Should I still hook the LCG-3000 up to the HDS? can some one outline the connectivity of all the components? I'm trying to get my head around this before I spend a bunch of money. Thanks.
Just bought a used boat and am trying to figure out a plan for electronics. Currently the boat has:
Lowrance LMS-525c DF
LGC-3000 GPS receiver
Unknown transom mounted “skimmer” xducer
Icom M302 VHF
I’d like to add a 10” MFD networked to the LMS-525c. The goal is to have large, detailed cartography and engine vitals from the 2007 Yamaha F250 on the 10” and a small sounder display when running. Then have a large, detailed sonar display and small cartography display while fishing. I also want the benefit of duplicity if one MFD dies.
The vast majority of my time is spent in <200’ of water. Fishing is 90% in less than 40’. For the sake of continuity and price point I’m thinking of a gen 2 HDS-10. Before I start spending money and cutting holes in my console…
Can the HDS work in a NMEA 2000/ Ether network w/ the current LGC- 3000 and xducer? Are its capabilities and performance advantages diluted by using these older components?
Will the LMS display the cartography from a Navionics SD card in the HDS? Will it share waypoints and “other stuff”? Will it be able to redraw the (I presume) larger files at a reasonable rate?
Is it possible/ worth trying to network the engine? I haven’t heard many success stories.
Is the Icom M302 a capable VHF worth cutting a hole in my console for?
Feed back’s appreciated.
http://www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/409666-new-boat-hds-10-lms525-network.html
But it seems that there are a bunch of different SKUs on the BOE site for the HDS-10. Which one do I want? As I understand it, they all have internal GPS recievers. Should I still hook the LCG-3000 up to the HDS? can some one outline the connectivity of all the components? I'm trying to get my head around this before I spend a bunch of money. Thanks.