Mounting the chartplotter

The mounting for the chartplotter has now been tested and ordered, and here you can see a picture of how and where the chartplotter will be mounted. A dummy plate is fixed where the mount will be so we can see how we can use and operate the plotter.

This way it is out of the way, while you can rotate it and see it from both sides.

Angle it a bit forward and the mainsail trimmer can both see and operate the plotter. This will turn out quite nice I think. More pictures to come when the mount arrives.

The plotter chosen is the Lowrance HDS-7m, which is pretty much a perfect fit for that area. 640x480 pixels and great usability. No touch screen (don't trust it in wet conditions) and few and big buttons.

We ended up with an NMEA 0183 backbone for the AIS transponder, the AIS antenna, it's GPS and the VHF and bridged it with an NMEA 2000 backbone for the plotter, coupling SeaTalk (the instruments) on it. (More about this in a later post).