GPS and Radio
- Thread starter dino
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ChuckW
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- Mar 6, 2009
- 1,487
- Boat Info
- 2007 RoadKing Tri-Axle Trailer towed by a 2013 Yukon XL K2500
- Engines
- 496 MAG Bravo III
I have the same boat, but a different plotter. All connected and works well. Be sure it's not a configuration issue in the plotter itself, they should have been connected. Mine came connected but not "configured" to talk. There is a thread on this subject (link below) with various devices that could help you. You will need to hook them up via NMEA if they are not.
NMEA hookup of VHF http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16809
260 Dancer thread has some stuff too... http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=414&highlight=ns100+navman
NMEA hookup of VHF http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16809
260 Dancer thread has some stuff too... http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=414&highlight=ns100+navman
Hi Chuck
Thanks for the reply. I spoke to searay and they said that they do not always connect the gps to the radio with new boats. He does not understand why, but he sees it all the time. He told me I needed a cable to conect the two and tech support from northstar says I just need to connect 2 wires on the units. Thanks again for the help.
Dino
Thanks for the reply. I spoke to searay and they said that they do not always connect the gps to the radio with new boats. He does not understand why, but he sees it all the time. He told me I needed a cable to conect the two and tech support from northstar says I just need to connect 2 wires on the units. Thanks again for the help.
Dino
ChuckW
Active Member
- Mar 6, 2009
- 1,487
- Boat Info
- 2007 RoadKing Tri-Axle Trailer towed by a 2013 Yukon XL K2500
- Engines
- 496 MAG Bravo III
For NMEA and the Northstar unit, it is just 2 wires, that simple. The Navman, will also be 2 matched wires, but don't know if they are on the unit or you need a harness. What model is it? There has to be an install guide for it that will spell it all out.
estebanj
New Member
Also, if you are interested, you can connect the SmartCraft blackbox to the Navman to display engine SmartCraft data.
On mine I have a NorthStar GPS (same as a Navman) connected to my NorthStar NS100 VHF via NMEA, and I also added the SmartCraft Gateway between the GPS and the engine.
Esteban
On mine I have a NorthStar GPS (same as a Navman) connected to my NorthStar NS100 VHF via NMEA, and I also added the SmartCraft Gateway between the GPS and the engine.
Esteban
