Marine Electronics Upgrades - All New Garmin!
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2022
- Here's an overview of the electronics upgrades we'll be doing aboard Boogaboo, including all new Garmin navigation equipment. I was very happy to be working with Raytech.ca (raytech.ca/en/) in procuring our brand new Garmin Plotter (GPSMAP® 923xsv), Garmin 18" Radar (GMR™ 18 HD+ Radome) , Garmin Finder (STRIKER™ Vivid 5cv).
If you are in the market fro marine electronics (and much more), get in touch with Greg at Raytech (greg@raytech.ca) to see how he can help you out. Be sure to mention the Boogaboo Crew to get your best deal.
As well, I'll be swapping out the existing Raythen VHF radio with my trusty Standard Horizon radio. Those units & more will be mounted in all new dash panels from Searay-Parts.com.
It's going to be an awesome upgrade that I am really looking forward to sharing with you!!
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Filmed April, 2022.
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Boat Specs;
- Model: 1998 Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
- Length (bow to transom): 37-6", LOA (with factory swim platform): 40'-1"
- Beam: 12'-7"
- Dry Weight: 17,000 lbs
- Fuel Capacity: 275 U.S. gallons, 1,040 litres
- Draft: 32”
- Dead Rise: 20 degrees
- Engines: 2 x 7.4 litre Mercruiser Bluewater, Multi-Port fuel injection, gasoline,
raw water cooled, rated at 310 HP
- Transmissions: 2 x Borg Warner Velvet Drives, in Vee-Drive configuration
- Generator: Westerbeke 7.2 Kw BCGTC @ 60 Hz, gasoline powered & carburated, 3,600 RPM continuous engine speed
- 18,000 (total) BTU (12 + 8), reverse cycle heating/air conditioning
- Shore Power: 2 x 30 Amp, 120 V connections
- Freshwater Holding Tank: Single 70 U.S. Gallon tank
- Waste (black-water) Holding Tank: Single 40 U.S. Gallon
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Great choices Paul. I did the same project on my 340 Amberjack last season. I changed out all the old, tired, mismatched electronics and went 100% Garmin. I was a Simrad fan prior, but very thankful that I made the move to Garmin. The only difference, I added a Garmin auto-pilot which I’ll never be without, and a Garmin VHF as I wanted everything to be connected through my NEMA backbone. I replaced all new dash panels through Flounder Pounder and went as far as replacing my steering wheel as well. The helm looks amazing and I’m sure yours will as well. We really enjoy your videos and congratulations on the new boat.
Yes, my replacement dash panels arrived from FP Marine yesterday!
Paul I've been following you fr the past 2 years. I purchased a 2000 sea ray 310 Sundancer in 2020. Its been somewhat of a disaster lost the starboard transmission on my first trip home after purchase and almost all of last year was spent trying to fix many problems. I appreciate you videos and have followed and tried many repairs myself. This winter I had al new electronics installed Garmin 8610 XSV and new Garmin GMR18 Fantom 18" Radar along with a new camper top. I'm hoping for a better year with the boat. I enjoy your excitement with your new boat. I hope everything goes as planned. Thanks again for all of you tips. Be safe in 2022
Here's to a good year for both of us!
And yes, I'm pretty excited 😁
Aggressive plans! Replacement of the backing panels is such a great idea. I'm really looking forward to the video series as you attack each product install. Cheers!
Cheers!!
That install is going to be great, can't wait to see them in use on the lakes.
I'll be sharing some of our real world views showing what it looks like out on the water. UA-cam videos for that are almost non existent for the Garmin plotters...
I had all new Garmin installed on Jetlag two seasons ago. I have the 1242xsv Chartplotter and the 24” Hd radar. I also have the Garmin VHF radios on the bridge and another in the cabin. Great equipment.
I'm really looking forward to this upgrade. Gonna be a well rounded suite of equipment.
Awesome video!! Glad your getting great equipment for the boat! 💖💖💖💖
Me too. Finally 😁
I installed a new Garmin 73SV chartplotter on my Weekender this Spring as well. Really nice units.
Looking forward to seeing ours in action.
Our boat came with similar Raymarine set-up. I don't have an opinion on Raymarine yet, but I've heard great things about Garmin! My gut feel is that I'll need to follow your lead on replacement in the next season or so. Looking forward to seeing your vids on installation and final results!
It's going to be an upgrade that I've looked forward to doing for some time. Happy to be finally doing it on this boat.
Enjoy your videos, I'll get my 1997, 330 mid November looking forward to it.
Love your videos and thanks for all the information and education you put out. Do you remember who made the extended cockpit enclosure on your 400 Sedan Bridge? I would love to get one.
We bought that boat with the cockpit canvas already in place. I do recall that it was a shop in Michigan (where we purchased her) that did the work, but any qualified canvas shop would be able to do the same job on any boat...
I just purchased a 96 370 with all the old electronics and am going to upgrade them at some point. Look forward to the install to see what’s involved.
Given that I'll be removing the existing electronics, should make it a bit easier, as all.powwer connections are already in place. The only challenge might be pulling the wires for the radar up and through the arch.
Looks like an awesome upgrade plan. When you get this stuff in and setup, please consider a demo of your favorite screens and functions. I see demos and get swamped with ALL the features they "can do". I'd like to see the "go to" screens a user like yourself likes and uses. I know I have screen setup that I like and stick to it. Take care.
Yes, I'm planning on showing more than just the fish finder features that all the other videos I've seen. Seems like Garmin has spent all their marketing budget on good old boys fishing the flats - or wherever one goes to do such things 😜
Excited to see how you tackle all those gages and switches. I changed my whole dash with new panels too. It was nerve racking to say the least.
I don't see it as nerve wracking, just plodding along to make sure all goes where it should.
Just in case the job runs longer than expected, I think I should install the new cockpit fridge first to make sure I have enough refreshments 😉
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Yea I need you to do that first too lol. I wanna put one in where the ice maker goes in my 98 330. Show us the way.
Awesome Paul! My 37 is the model previous vintage to yours. I did the same recently upgraded to Garmin. I absolutely love it. Big project but well worth it. Hoping to add radar next winter, so I’m interested in seeing what yours looks like when installed and operational. What garmin multifunctional display did you get? I have the 942xs and I’m really happy with it.
I got the 943xsv plotter with 18" radom. Looks to be a nice combo.
Paul, I recommend putting a NEMA backbone in. I installed Garmin w/backbone. I’m real pleased with it!!
I won't need that, as the sounder will be standalone and I don't want to clutter the plotter screen with any needless distractions. Bad enough that I can't take my eyes off my phone most of the time 😜
Way to go Paul I also love Garmin products only thing I bought one of those 923's last year last minute just to take a run to Erie PA from Buffalo and was surprised how small the screen actually is I'm planning on getting the 8612 to replace my old 12 inch ray garbage on my 44 sedan bridge
Nice. I put in a 12" Standard Horizon at the helm of our 400 Sedan Bridge and it worked well.
I am converting from Aerospace Electronics to Marine Electronics... and having fun doing it. Hope to see you some day on the water and how much fun are you two having (+kitty)
Farewell to Raytheon 👍
Paul, check out garmin Nema back bone set up. Its very simple to leave the other manufacturers wiring alone and run a simple back bone set up with power and tee's for your new equipment including the standard horizon. They will automatically see each other when you power up the units. No need for black box link, this should give you secondary navigation if main screen goes down. Cheers
Thanks for the tip, but the only two pieces of equipment I want talking to each other are the plotter and the radar. As I mentioned in the video, I don't want or need the plotter showing me anything but charts and radar returns. . .
Hope you and Anchor girl have a great season on the Trent. Keep up the great videos.
That's the plan 😀
We purchased the same boat but a 1997. I can share some images of the upgrades so far. We purchased September 2021. New dash, new electronics, new cabin flooring.
Lucky for me, I'm not the one who's going to be tackling the flooring job 😁
Paul, how about eliminating the 1980's pseudo-wood panel sections? A simulated cabin fiber set for example would make the helm look 30 years newer. Those sections have me looking around the cockpit for some avocado shag carpet. ;)
Ya
I have a 7" Garmin that came with my boat and seems to work good
I've used Navionics on my phone for the past ten years and always liked the cartography - same as used on Garmin plotters.
Looking forward to your new GPS install. I have to get rid of my old Raytheon as well… are you switching to MNea2000 ?
I'm not installing the network on the new system, as it won't be needed. I'll have a standalone Garmin depth finder, have no Smartcraft interactions and won't need to play music through the plotter. Keeping everything simple and straightforward.
Perfect! Looking forward to the video
Are the replacement woodgrain panels you're going to install from Sea Ray or aftermarket? Several years ago, I replaced my woodgrain dash panel as the original from 1997 was faded, brittle, and pieces were cracked near the fasteners. I purchased a panel from Flounder Pounder Marine and it was a material that was guaranteed not to fade, crack, etc. It was expensive but the results were worth every penny in my opinion. The added bonus was all the switch functions were etched in English vs. symbols.
I mentioned FP Marine in the video description...
Good video Paul!
Thank you.
Good luck with your new boat.
Thanks George.
I bought exactly the same boat last summer and love it. You have the auto-pilot as well? Any idea how to integrate that in?
No auto pilot. If it had that, I would have disconnected it, as I have no use for it. The boat dies have automatic engine synchronizer, but I won't be using it. Might just unplug the power to it, so it doesn't engage when I'm not expecting it.
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo I boated for a few years without an auto pilot and when I finally got one, I was very pleased. Can't live without it now. Just my opinion. Looking forward to your installation videos.
Finally came over to the Garmin side. I hope everything is NMEA 2000 including the VHF and possibly the stereo.
As mentioned in another comment, I'm not planning on tying any of the equipment together, other than plotter and radar. And that's by choice...
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo I suggest the NMEA for the radio and a display with GPS for the radio DSC alone. It could be a life saver to hit that red button and not worry about your location.
I'll wire in the radio to the plotter directly. Done it many times on our past three boats. Worked perfectly 👌
Beautiful
I'm hoping to start working on the install this weekend!
Hey Paul. I’m in canada too. Where did you order the replacement panels?
Check the description....
good nnight- guy~breathtaking done.🖖
Thanks
We have the same garmin. That is one beautiful boat my friend!
Thanks, but are you referring to our boat or yours?? They both beautiful ships 😁
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo True :) although right now I am stuck in Mayaguana. I gotta go 70 miles on one engine to pick up an oil cooler for my transmission in Turks and Caicos.
BTW, where are you ordering your helm panels? I need some as well. I took out all that Raytheon junk and patched it (for now).
I'm gonna have to look that place up. Better yet, you should share it in your channel 😎
The dash panels came from www.searay-parts.com/. Good service and super fast turnaround time. Get in touch with Ken at FP Marine (same company, two different sites) and he'll help you out. Just be sure to mention the Boogaboo Crew 👍
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo I will. Thanks for the info, Paul. I will definitely drop your name when I call him. I hope to be in St Croix in time for hurricane season!
I will look forward to seeing your upcoming videos (he keeps saying). Hope little Pooh-Ba is still doing well.
In the meantime, keep safe out there.
We have a Garmin that oddly wasn’t connected by the seller. Still considering whether I can do that job or hire someone. We do have access to the previous wires so we might be able to pull the new ones through. Looking forward to seeing your video on that.
Very interesting. Should be pretty straightforward to hook it up. We've been following your fun with getting the boat ready to splash and I think you would be more than qualified to tackle that project.
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo thanks for the vote of confidence. We’ll see! My learning curve is huge at this point.
We’re did you order the replacement dash panels been looking to do my 34 Thompson dash
In the description...
Hello
Where did you order your panels to cover empty spots and under Garmin. from?. Trying to find some to replace on our boat as well.
Thanks
Check the description. . .
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo thank u
How many hours on the boat/ engines? If you told us, I missed it.
The engines have 610 hours - confirmed through ECM scans.
Great having dedicated chart plotter & separate depth sounder. Less distraction.
Where am I? What’s underneath me? ……. All you need to know.
Bingo👍
Thanks Paul - I just sent Raytech an email for price on same Garminradar!!
Shipped to Nova Scotia!!
Really enjoy your content!! Thanks for making the videos!
Kevin
Very nice! I'm looking forward to getting ours installed - and learning how you make out! Let me know what you come up with 👍
Put your JL Audio on the left. A bit closer to the busy way. It's gooing to be more easy access.
Or, I could leave it where it is 😁
Finally the first one to like your Video congrats on the new boat
Congrats back to you 😁
Where do you get the wood dash material?
In the description...
정말 멋진 영상 잘 봤습니다 👍
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I couldn’t ever see myself buying Garmin anything. But I think with SeaRay parent owning simrad now it’s going to be the most common kit on new boats.
Cool.
You will regret not putting in the NEMA backbone. That transducer will not work well due to cavitation from the prop wash. I have all Garmin electronics, having the depth on the chart plotter will not impede the navigation etc.
As stated above, never had an issue over 20 years and five boats. No worries, Mon 😎
“That’s not me thats the seat” 😆😆 Had to be clear eh? (5:35)
I only included that in case Anchor Girl watched this one 😂
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I am doing the same DIY on my Carver 405 as well. You are going to really like the NMEA 2K system. I am letting my 12 MFD carry more Of the systems responsibilities ( eg. Auto Pilot, sonar , as well as AIS and Navigate.
I like the redundancy. Have you tried talking directly to Garmin and getting their input , they saved me money. The transom mounted transducers are sensitive to turbulence and thus, accuracy. Are you against through Hull transducers. Anyway, check out the various sonar options that open up to you with Garmin. I choose Garmin because of their outstanding customer service and support! If I can help please contact ….be glad to share my experience you! Mark B on Tara Mahgo Carver 405 MY
Appreciate your insights, but as I've mentioned, I do not want/won't have the plotter screen for depth finding. I've successfully installed standalone finders with transom mounted transducers on our last four boats with good results.
Ok ! Good Luck! I ‘ m out of here!
How do you expect To get accurate readings from your depth finder / fish finder with a transom mount transducer. Turbulence from the prop's are going to negate any accuracy.
Never had an issue in the past 20 years, on five different boats. All good 👍
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo Just because you're getting a reading doesn't mean you're getting an accurate reading. You've just had inaccurate readings for 20 years.
I thought I was the only one who bought a New Garmin before I even got my new boat. LOL
It's the only way to fly 😁
U selling it
Selling it??? I just bought it!