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Been fishing my 210 Whaler Ventura offshore for the last eight years (3100 hours of offshore fishing to be exact). My mind set has been I didn't need outriggers. I've had no problem catching fish on flatlines, downriggers, hard baits, and pitch baits etc. This year for my birthday my 1st and only mate gave me 15 foot telescoping Taco Outriggers. After some thought I installed them using gunnel mounts. It really adds a new dynamic to my spread for sure, in as much as I can control my baits and numbers of rods I can fish. Here's my plan .... please chime in with ideas. I thought about fishing two rods per outrigger but decided to try one to see how it goes. On the trip to and from my offshore I plan to run with the outriggers collapsed. Here are some pictures. Running position ...... Plan A ...... teaser rods will be deployed one at a time ..... I've got some starboard wedges being cut when they come in I'll replace the PCV board ones.

Finally installed the Garmin 740 and SH GSX 2100 on my Whaler. I had an extra CP30 SH Command Mic so I installed it. Here are some pictures. My first and only mate Cheryl gave me some 15 foot Taco telescoping outriggers for my 64th birthday so installed them too. I'm having some starboard wedges made for the gunnels using PCF board until they get here. I've been meaning to do this for 8 years. I think they look ok for a 21 foot boat.

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Roger that!! I flew over to meet the Indy in 77 and she tore off about 150' of the catwalk on the way over. Glad I missed that ride. Worst that I ever rode out was some solid 50s in the North Atlantic aboard the Ike. We used to go through 10-20 footer with only a few degrees of pitch or roll and look over to see our escorts take 30 degrees or so. I spent 31 years in the Navy .... my first ship back in 1966 was the USS Wedderburn DD 684 (Fletcher Class 5 5" single mounts). We spent most of our time under water rock and rolling.

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Here you go .... Boat 35' SeaHunter ....... Top Sail Inlet NC ..... SeaHunter 35 Big Rock ....... Boat 210 BW DC 210 Ventura Big Rock ...... small boat offshore fishing Just for fun ..... Just for Fun Running for the barn ...... NC Offshore ..... Fall Fishing My first and only mate ...... First and Only Mate Bluefinning NC Style ..... Bluefinning NC Style Yellowfin Fishing ...... Yellowfinning Enjoy .........

I wanted the AIS functionality the GX2100 has.

Here you go .......... Pictures are worth a 1000 words. The GXM 51 connectivity is straight forward. Once you get your NMEA 2000 backbone installed you connect the NMEA 2000 wire from the the GXM 51 antenna to it. In this picture you can see the Garmin 740 is also connected to the backbone so any NMEA 2000 device connected to the backbone will send data to your 740. The green dot indicates where my GXM 51 connects and the yellow dot where my NMEA 2000 power source connects. Here's what the GXM 51 connectors look like. This is what your XM displays look like on the 740. System display .... everything working normally. XM Music control display ..... There you go .......

Thanks BOZ ..... Bill ..... The GXM 51 Smart Antenna provides both XM Weather and Music output. I'll take some pictures of the connectivity later this afternoon. It's a real easy connecttion.

Jay ..... Thanks for the compliment. I used a half inch thick piece of oak that was 24 x 12 inches to start with which is the same type of wood in the used in my previous install. Served me well for 4 + years. I sprayed it with Valspar flat black paint from Lowes (5 coats). I put a little over 2200 hours on my Whaler with the previous install and no issues whatsoever. I fish offshore so it was put to the test on more than one ocassion. Here's what my previous install looked like ... I removed the two pieces inside the electronics box. Once I get my Whaler back ... having some glass work done ... it will just a matter of crawling in the space under my helm and installing the backboard. The electrical connections will be easy all I have to do is connect them to my fuse block. I'm fortunate in that I have alot of space under my Helm area ... I can actually sit in there comfortably.

I removed my Garmin 2206 and ICOM 504 both working great and on their way to a new owner. They've served me well for the last 4.5 years. Adding a Standard Horizon GX2100 VHF/AIS combo and a Garmin 740 with a GXM 51 smart antenna. As usual I bought everything from BOE .... you just can't beat their service and prices. Thanks Jim. I'm fortunate in as much as I can install all the equipment off the boat and then take it to it when I'm finished. I connected everything up including the GXM 51 to test it out. While I had it on I called XM and cancelled my subscription for my GXM 31 connected to my Garmin 545 and added the GXM 51. The whole process including the call to XM and getting weather data on my 740 took 30 minutes start to finish. Here's some pictures of the new install. Initial install ....... The Garmin 740 and SH GX2100 are good products and have easy to use and understand display functionalities. The NMEA 0183 was easy to connect and provides a host of interactive AIS data via the GX2100. Here are some videos of the 740's capablities. Garmin 740 Display Functionalities Fishing Charts ......... XM Weather Display GX51 Smart Antenna ..... G2 Vision Fish Eye View ......... G2 Vision Mariners Eye Views Screen Views ....... There you go. Both units were easy to install and had good solid install instructions.

Two seperate animals .... the GXM 51 antenna only services XM Weather and Music ... it does not receive positional information of the GPS satellites. Your 4210 came with a GPS 17 series antenna and that's the one you use for positional info. You'll have two antennas. The beauty of the GMX 51 antenna is everything is contained in the antenna so there is no black box below decks.

Some more videos and a look into the furture in regards to Garmin map software ...... Waypoint management clarification ....... WP Management & Future Map Stuff AIS Displays & Functions ...... AIS Displays & Functions Perspective & Mariners Eye Displays and Functions Perspective & Mariners Eye Dispalys

Important Note The new owners manual is common throughout the 400/500 series chartplotters For those that would like to download the new manual this link will take you to the correct location Garmin Owners Manual Download PDF Link

This is a substantial update & it adds some really nice functions, fixes some issues, and makes the display easier to use. Here are some videos ... about 30 minutes worth. Waypoint Management Functionalities ....... Waypoint Management & More Dashboard, System Info, AIS Functionalities ..... Dashboard & More Mariners Eye, Perspective View, Fishing Chart, Event Log, Alarms (AIS, DSC, Navigation) Mariners Eye & More Here are some pictures ..... Mariners Eye View with Compass Tape Perspective View with Compass Tape User's Waypoint Listings Page System Waypoint Display Page (new) System Waypoint Viewing Choices Go the Garmin Website in the link below> chose your unit> then software item> then follow the on screen directions to download update. Garmin Website ........ Here's what is added & fixed by the V5.0 update. Numerous rearrangements of menus, configurations, and adjustments to place most-used features in easy to access locations. Made the Back button smarter to minimize the number of key presses required to exit commonly used features. Changed the appearance of UI lists and allowed paging by using the -/+ keys. Added logging of MOB events. Improved waypoint marking interfaces to minimize map obstruction and reduce required key presses. Greatly improved the drawing speed for charts. In most areas users should rarely see a partially drawn map when zooming and panning. Prevented the map from initially re-drawing when panning on the Chart/Sonar funciton and after displaying a menu above the chart. Added continuous smoothing of the head-up direction for head-up charts. Head-up users will find this change a remarkable improvement in performance. Added continuous smoothing between zoom levels. Changed the chart terminology for heading-up orientation from Track Up to Head Up. Add ability to choose the label display for waypoints by symbol. User can choose to show labels for waypoints of a particular symbol with the waypoint name, comment, or symbol only. Waypoints can now be turned off on charts by symbol. This allows the waypoints on the map to be quickly limited to those of interest for the boater?s current activity. Added ability to show or hide track logs based on color. Added a compass rose overlay option. Added ability to mark waypoints with the pointer on weather maps. Added all supporting features for the latest g2 and g2 Vision, including user control of bathymetric contour shading. Added a perspective 3D display of charts for people who do not have g2 Vision cards. Added ability to overlay charts and photographs on the 3D relief when using g2 Vision. Added ability to rotate the 3D view and point to objects for review. Improved the head-up responsiveness of Mariner's Eye 3D making manual route following much easier to do (no over-steer). Numerous appearance and drawing performance improvements. Added option for a compass tape at the top of the screen. Removed the 'sonar panel' display from Fish Eye 3D and replaced with symbols indicating sonar detections. Removed the control for specifying the sonar beam width in the 3D picture. Beam width is determined automatically from the transducer. Added sonar noise rejection control. Added user control for water temperature offset. Added ability to move a pointer around on the sonar image when paused and mark waypoints at locations pointed to (underwater waypoints feature). Added support for heading sensor connection via NMEA 0183. Added a graphical compass to Information->Dashboard. Expanded control of navigation leg transition to include a time-based choice. When a route is activated the unit will automatically add a leg from the boat's current position to the first waypoint in the route. Changed the chart terminology for heading-up orientation from Track Up to Head Up. Can now load and store multiple sets of user data files on an SD card. Added user comments field to waypoints. Added range, bearing, and a graphical pointer to waypoint review pages. Changed the symbols and colors to be closer to international standards. AIS vessels are only filtered from the map by distance from the boat. The user can set up the range of interest or choose to show all AIS vessels up to a maximum of 100 vessels. Added standard 'select and activate' interface for AIS. User can choose which targets to track with a larger symbol and heading/COG indications. All other AIS vessels display in a smaller symbol to minimize clutter. Use a solid line for AIS vessel heading and a dashed line for course over ground. Added user-controlled trails for AIS and DSC vessels. Added connecting legs over shallow areas at the beginning and end of the path. This allows the boater to auto guide to a shore-based service. The unit will sound an alarm when the boat approaches the shallow leg. Added a control for shore-line proximity tolerance which allows the user to choose tighter margins for passage through narrow channels or set a larger distance margin from the shoreline. When following Auto guidance added a navigation option to recalculate Auto guidance to the current destination from the boat's current position.

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Long Range look ...... Panhandle TS .....

Here's some action off Ocracoke, NC. Got caught returning from offshore. Wife had the camera pointed in the right direction. Electric Slide This is what it looks like in a still .... pulled it out of the video. I don't make it a habit dodging lightening.

Here's the value ........ not only do you transmit your position if necessary, if someone else has an emergency or you request a friend position here's what you see. Videos ...... You can watch both the videos by clicking on them. Garmin 2206 to ICOM 504 Garmin 545 to ICOM 504

New radar models ... imnproved outputs and displays New Garmin radars .....

NMEA 2000 certified ...... great news New Garmin 400/500 series ..... New Model Line Up Some side by side comparisons ..... 545/546 WP's 1500/3000 Track History points [10000/20 saved tracks]/[20000/50 saved tracks] NMEA 0183/2000 & 0183 Routes 20/100 New VHF 300 radio ..... unique features Garmin VHF 300 radio The VHF 300 has 25 watts of transmit power and has both NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183 connectivity. Because the black box can be mounted anywhere out-of-sight, the VHF 300 saves important real estate on the helm. Boaters operate the unit via the GHS™ 10 microphone. This handheld mic features a crisp 2-inch LCD display, dedicated rotary key for frequent tasks, and three soft buttons for dynamic controls. The VHF 300 supports up to three GHS 10 mics which have built-in speaker for vessels with multiple stations, and uses either the supplied four-inch active speaker with volume knob, or an optional third-party passive speaker. With multiple stations, the system can be used as an on-boat intercom. The VHF 300 also features NOAA weather alerts, Class D Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability, and Position Tracking, which allows a mariner to locate and keep tabs on up to three other boats. The radio is equipped with a two-way 30-watt hailer compatibility for communication with other boats or deckhands. The helmsman can also replay up to 90 seconds of the last incoming voice transmission at the touch of a button. For those wanting to take advantage of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), Garmin has the new VHF 300 AIS, which combines all of the features mentioned above with four built-in receivers: one dedicated for VHF communications, one for Class D DSC transmissions, and two dedicated AIS receivers. The VHF 300 AIS receives both Class A and Class B signals simultaneously, ensuring that no critical information is lost.

The advantage of the GSM 51 antenna is that it is a smart antenna .... i.e. everything is containied in the antenna to receive weather and music. It will save you space inside your console. The GDL30A has to be installed inside your console whereas the GXM 51 is installed on your T-Top roof. Tom

Great news for NC boaters .... Rescue 21 was commissioned today. Video ...... Rescue 21 Video

Most of the issues have been with the sonar functionalities. Garmin is in the process of working on their sonar software codes.