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I've been using a 376c for the last six years ... terrific investment. It's got a great display and is easy to use. Here is some vidoes of it in action. Auto Mode ...... http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/2159339...mageID=31003240 NEXRAD presentatio ..... http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/2159339...mageID=34764193 Slideshow ...... http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/2159979...ageID=-31018784

Are you sure about the Garmin model # GP 48?

Here's some pictures of the Digital connector ..... it comes pre installed.

Aftergolf took his new ride offshore today. He used Top Sail Inlet both out/in bound. The dredge has been working the inlet for the last week. Here's what we found: This morning incoming tide 6 hours to flood) 5.4 ft on the bar. Ocean was calm this morning with little wind. This afternoon outgoing tide 4 hours to low 5.6 ft on the bar. Ocean was 1 - 2 ft winds SW 10 -15. The channel is narrow no more than 35 yards wide. Outbound look for the green 3A can then take up a heading of 135m. The inlet is still not in good shape. Here's some video of the inbound leg you can watch for yourselves. Top Sail Inlet Video You just can't beat a sunrise on the ocean.

Here you go ......... Mic sound comparison video ...... Ram Mic Sound Comparsion ...... SH DSC Functionality SH DSC Test Video ICOM 504 DSC Functionality ICOM 504 DSC Test

Here's a side by side comparison in regards to display quality, size, and button access. Both mics are great additions and work flawlessly. The only difference is the ICOM had NMEA position input and the SH didn't. The SH position data scrolls across the top of the display). The SH mic is connected to a Phantom 1000 and the ICOM mic to 504 rear mic model. If you have limited space at helm this a good way to maximize it is to install the VHF under your helm with a command mic at the helm. DSC Demo using both units ....... SH Phantom 1000 ... http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/2...ageID=63334192 ICOM 504 rear mic model ... http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/2...ageID=31027543 Video ... sound quality (for test purposes both units were connected to the same antenna ... Digital 539 8') http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/3...ageID=71231413

I've used both SH and ICOM. Either way you can't go wrong. I have two ICOM 504's that have been put to the test ..... rained on (heavy at times), saltwater spray, mic's banged around (everyday stuff offshore) and have never missed a beat. The displays are easy to read and the functionality easy to unbderstand and use. My 1st and only mate, my wife, has no problem using them. The sound quality is great. Important ..... whatever brand you buy connect it to a good VHF antenna. Antenna quality makes a difference. A good antenna can make an OK VHF good. Here's what ICOM 504 sound like. Offshore ........ in second sequence http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/2934439...mageID=51627296 Sound Quality ...... http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/3341636...mageID=62683297 I have two ICOM 504's installed on my Whaler. One is the standard flush mount the other is the rear mic version ... here are some pics. ICOM 504 Rear Mic Version ..... installed under my helm area. It uses an ICOM Command Mic 3. ICOM Command Mic 3 Helm area of my 210 Ventura

There are about 10 - 15 other things that were added/improved on. I haven't had the chance to play with it. Will do so later in the week.

I like this one because you can see the water vapor and jet movement so you can get an idea of where systems are heading. Water Vapor/Jet Stream

I'm sure alot of the damage came from the hub itself after the front/rear bearings failed. When I knocked the bearing races out they were pretty beat up.

Fin ..... This spindle setup does not use a cotter pin to secure the castle nut. There is a flat surface on the top of the spindle. This surface provides the method for securing the castle nut using a tang washer. Once the hub is seated on the spindle an ID washer is placed on the spindle to secure the front beaings. Once the ID washer is in place a tang washer is intalled and finally the castle nut is tighted over the ID and tang washers. Once the castle nut is tightened you align one of the castle nut notches with one of the tabs on the tang washer. Once aligned you use a screw driver and bend the tang washer tab to the 90 degree position. The flat side of the spindle along with the tang washer tab locks the castle nut in place. Here are some pictures. 1" D washer ..... Tang washer ..... Spindle design ......

I have a 2002 22' Loadrite aluminum I-Beam trailer. I've been using it going on 8 years. Last week I was pulling my Whaler to Hatteras for a week of fishing and fun. As usual I stop every 30 miles to check the hub temps and dust covers. I stopped in Kitty Hawk to get gas and everything was fine hubs were cold and dust covers tight as drums. In the 8 years I've been pulling this trailer I've never lost a dust cover. Arriving in Avon I backed the trailer into the driveway and got out of my truck. As I did a quick inspection of the boat and trailer I discovered I had lost my right front hub dust cover somewhere between Kitty Hawk and Avon (30 mile trip). I could see I had some interesting issues to overcome. I carry spare bearings, dust covers, castle nuts, washers, and grease but not a spare spindle. After getting the tire off I found one hellva mess to say the least. Because I lost all the grease both bearings (front/back) ate themselves along with the rear bearing seal. The destruction caused by the bearings and bearing seal made one hellva mess on the spindle. Lucky for me I didn't damage the disc brakes. I took everything off and removed the spindle. The Napa Auto Parts store in Buxton graciously let me use their vice and file to work on the damaged spindle. I was able to repair it and install a new set of bearings front/rear and a rear bearing seal. After getting it all together I pulled the boat to Teaches Lair in Hatteras Village where I had a slip for the week. I ordered a new spindle from Eastern Marine and had it overnighted to Avon. Lessons learned ..... I now carry an extra spindle ..... along with the items I carry all the time. I've always carried my floor jack that has a 7000 lb capacity ... it came in very handy. I rebuilt my trailer last year ... I did all the work myself. That in itself made a huge difference because I learned everything about my trailer during the rebuild. Here are some pictures of the damaged spindle.

Thanks Wiley .....

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You have to strip the outer insulation to expose the shield wires. Both shield wires have to be connected to a commpn ground. Here's two pictures of my install.

Doug ..... I'm assuming that you purchased your unit from another unit and it did not come with a GPS antenna. Here is ground truth for you. 1. The GXM 51 antenna is does not receive any GPS positional data. It is used for for XM Weather/Music and sends all the necessary data to your 4212 so you can use XM functionalities. It is an exclusive NMEA 2000 device and comes with all the necessary cables and t connectors. Here's what the GXM 51 Antenna looks like (note the RCA connector cables are used to connect your 4212 to your onboard radio (aux connector) so you can listen to XM music) 2. It would be to your benefit to go with the GPS 17x NMEA 2000 antenna. The reason I say this is that to connect your 4212 to volvo engines you will do so via NMEA 2000. 3. Your NMEA 2000 backbone will have it's own power source which is is not an issue. The backbone will plug into the back of your 4212 so that it can use all the NMEA 2000 devices. Bottomline .... the only thing you need to get started is the GPS 17x NMEA 2000 antenna. Tom

It runs like the wind and is smooth as silk on plane. Here's some video from the shakedown cruise. The weather was like March so most of the video was shot in 6 - 8 foot seas running 35. We were dry as a bone. My nose is growing for sure! http://albums.phanfare.com/4892322/3341636...mageID=69412384

Here's some more video of the new functionality and display. Mariners Eye View Bathy Offshore Display Video Offshore Bathy Marines Eye & 3D Perspective Views Video Pictures ..... Mariners Eye View 3D Perspective View

Just download the latest V 5.10 and all the prior updates will be made. Every update is cumulative.

Finally made it to the boat and got v5.0 uploaded ..... here is a video and some pictures of the new displays and functionality. Display Video Mariners Eye Displays (Chart View)

Birdman answered your question over on the other board. Select Route to Run > Navigate To Menu > you'll see a menu "Do You Want Engage the AP" > Select Yes

If you rconnected to a GDS22 that's what used to be raw sonar data ... the bubbles are fish that were or currectly being marked in the water column. I idea was a track history of water column data in 3-d. Remember, you can role or change the perspective of that display in many different planes.

I got it right V 5.0 was released tonight for the 4000/5000 series chartplotters. Here's where you can download from ..... https://buy.garmin.com/shop/store/downloads...8&pID=11186 Changes made from version 4.80 to 5.00: Made the units much more responsive to key presses and screen touches. 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. Added automatic time zone setting at start-up. Added logging of MOB events. Expanded control of navigation leg transition to include a time-based choice. Changed the chart terminology for heading-up orientation from Track Up to Head Up. 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. 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. Added continuous smoothing between zoom levels. Added continuous smoothing of the head-up direction for head-up charts. Head-up users will find this change a remarkable improvement in performance. 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 a Sentry Mode to make the management of guard zones and timed-transmit modes easier. Made the panning and pointing operations more like working with maps. Made the symbols for MARPA more like the international standard shapes and colors. 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). 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. Added support for the new GXM-51 weather receiver. Made the MOB function a full-system feature such that pressing MOB on any device will place every device in an MOB-ready state. The software downloaded from this page will also update other Garmin devices connected to the plotter so that they have this feature also. When activating navigation on the chart plotter you have the option to engage the autopilot if it is a Garmin GHP-10 connected via NMEA2000. Added serial transfer of user data for compatibility with popular PC navigation and planning software. When connected to future Garmin NMEA 2000 VHF radios the user can choose to place a DSC call to any item which has an MMSI number including DSC position markers and AIS vessels on the map. 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, DSC, and MARPA 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. Plotter will allow a GHP-10 family autopilot connected via NMEA2000 to steer the Auto guidance path. When following Auto guidance added a navigation option to recalculate Auto guidance to the current destination from the boat?s current position.

NC ICW Sunrise ........... My neighbor getting ready to rumble .......