Garmin 4212, 4208, & 3205 Network Question

[TopShelf]

I have a boat being built and I am having a Garmin 4212 and 4208 at the helm. I bought a 3205 to go in the tower. My question is will the 3205 be able to network off the 4212 and 4208. I have a Gamin open array radar, GSD22 with 2KW in hull transducer, and the sattilite stuff.

[ACF Marine Inc]

Yes. The 32** series is network capable.

[SeaSwirler23]

Yes, and no. It will share the radar, sounder, and xm satellite weather, so basically anything that comes into the network via a network plug, yes. It won't share any of the G2-Vision cards 3-D views, photos, etc., and it won't share any of the normal nav data between the different generation products (3000 to 4/5000 series), so if you want to share gps, active waypoint, etc., you will need to do a nmea to nmea interface between the 3205 and whichever 42xx unit you think will always be on.

[bluewaterpirate]

You can wire your GPS17 antenna and additional NMEA devices to either your 3205 or the 4000/5000.The existing 3205 can share NMEA 0183 data and Garman Marine newtork data, but they cannot share cartography.

[sandyda]

Since they use different physical card formats, you may end up buying extra cartography, and the different user interfaces will make you crazy for a while. Get a screen protector for the 3205.

[Ethan]

I have the exact same system, plus AIS. I love it. Enjoy.