Greece marked its fishing nets with something red or white. Sicily improvised — an oil jar, but at least an orange one. In Spain a fisherman once used a life jacket, and the coastguard went full rescue mode thinking somebody was in the water. Portugal uses a single green plastic water bottle, floating flat, invisible to the eye and too small for the radar to see. Portugal is the final boss. This is the week we crossed the border. We left Mazagón at eight in the morning, spent nine hours dodging fishing gear and watching for fins, and somewhere off the coast went from one country to the next — which mostly meant an hour back on the clock and a green-and-red flag going up at the spreader. Then the entrance to Faro, a channel with tides, not much water and a plotter reading single figures. Two days on Ilha do Farol, an island of white houses and a red-and-white striped lighthouse you can see from the anchorage. Then the run to Portimão, which is the one that needed thinking about: the best orca ground sits right there, and about a hundred metres inshore of it the chart goes to three metres, then one. There is no comfortable line. This is the day the catamaran earned its keep. And then the job this whole leg has been waiting for. Our watermaker has been dead since Spain — no showers for a week, buying drinking water ashore. The new pumps were shipped to a yard that said they could fit them and then said they couldn't, so I did it on the cockpit table: one pump full of corrosion with the bearing ring destroyed and the rotor chewed up, one still working and going into the spares box. At half past one in the afternoon the pressure came up to six, and fresh water came out of the tap. Next week we head out into the Atlantic for Porto Santo. CHAPTERS 0:00 Leaving Mazagón 0:55 Past the breakwater 1:43 “The first Bergamasca to sail out of the Po” 2:57 One green bottle — Portugal’s fishing buoys 4:33 Not even the radar can see it 5:26 Inside the Ria Formosa 6:27 Parrots on the island path 7:26 Morning in the lagoon 8:54 The barrier island 10:00 Forty degrees, and no pastel de nata 13:07 Threading between the orcas and no water 13:54 “This engine is toast” 15:10 Rebuilding the pumps 16:11 It goes below 17:01 Bleeding the air 18:07 Fresh water out of the tap Filmed aboard SV Goat, a Lagoon 400 we live on full time. Vlad supervises. #SailingLife #Liveaboard #CatamaranLife #Lagoon400 #SailboatLife #SailingVlog #Catamaran #Portugal #Algarve #RiaFormosa #Portimao #Watermaker #BoatRepair #DIYBoat

Barbate is where the boats the orcas have attacked end up. We left Gibraltar at sunrise and sailed straight past it. This is the stretch of coast every sailor going to the Atlantic has to cross, and there is no answer to it. The advice is to hug the shore in about five metres of water, so we did — hand on the wheel the whole way, because if an orca hits a boat with the autopilot engaged it destroys the autopilot too. Flat sea, clear sky, the kind of day you should be sailing for pleasure, and instead we spent it watching the water for fins. Before any of that could happen the wind instrument had to be fixed. It was reading five knots in thirty, the only chandlery in Gibraltar sells almost nothing, and there is no crane in the yard to get anyone up the mast. So the Furuno sensor went on the stern arch two metres off the deck, which meant cutting into the cable — a thing I have had to do once before and was hoping to avoid twice. Then Cape Trafalgar, where the fishing nets run all the way to the beach and push you out into exactly the deep water you have been avoiding all day. A regatta none of the competitors seemed able to navigate. A week anchored off Rota with a dead watermaker and no showers. And, at the end of it, another sailboat leaving harbour a few minutes ahead of us and unknowingly doing us an enormous favour. Next week we cross into Portugal. CHAPTERS 0:00 The wind sensor that lies 1:01 Under the floor, before anything else 3:08 Cutting the Furuno cable — again 4:09 “If it was easy it wouldn’t be an adventure” 5:19 Anchor up before sunrise 6:04 Out into the morning 7:44 Sun-track on flat water 9:07 The lighthouse island 9:59 Past the lighthouse 11:08 An afternoon off the boat 12:08 The boat ahead is the bait 13:06 The orca conspiracy theory 13:57 A question for Spain about the nets 14:53 Into Cádiz 15:49 Vlad at Rota 16:45 A new boat makes new noises 17:52 A sporty day 19:04 Cheap rope Filmed aboard SV Goat, a Lagoon 400 we live on full time. Vlad supervises. #SailingLife #Liveaboard #CatamaranLife #Lagoon400 #SailboatLife #SailingVlog #Catamaran #Orcas #Gibraltar #Tarifa #Trafalgar #Cadiz #Atlantic #BlueWaterSailing

We spent a day off the boat, and Gibraltar turned out to be one of the strangest places we've been. You get there on foot by walking across the airport runway — an actual working runway, with a pedestrian crossing painted on it. Then through a tunnel cut into 300-year-old fortifications, and out onto a British high street with a Starbucks on it, in Spain, in 30 degrees. Up on the Rock there are wild monkeys that have decided the railings belong to them. Everyone tells you not to touch them. One of them climbed onto my shoulder and made the decision for me. They are, for the record, extremely soft. Also up there: St Michael's Cave, which is a cavern full of stalactites with a concert auditorium built inside it and a light show in purple. Fifty-two kilometres of tunnels the British dug into the Rock by hand, with the cannons still in them. And a glass viewing platform hanging over a 340-metre drop, which produced the biggest "oh hell no" of the trip so far. Next week we head north up the Atlantic coast toward Lisbon. CHAPTERS 0:00 "Oh hell no" 0:14 Into Gibraltar — and apparently there are monkeys 1:33 Walking across the airport runway 1:45 Through the old fortifications 1:55 A British high street in Spain 2:39 The pretty side of town 3:18 The Pillars of Hercules 3:51 Up the Rock 4:10 The Barbary macaques 4:41 "Do not touch the monkey" 5:35 St Michael's Cave 6:44 An auditorium inside a cavern 7:21 The summit ridge 7:37 The Skywalk 8:29 52 kilometres of siege tunnels 9:16 Looking down on the runway 9:59 The east face Filmed aboard SV Goat, a Lagoon 400 we live on full time. Vlad supervises, but stayed on the boat for this one. #SailingLife #Liveaboard #CatamaranLife #Lagoon400 #SailingVlog #Gibraltar #TheRock #BarbaryMacaques #StMichaelsCave #SkywalkGibraltar #Travel #Catamaran #SailboatLife #Monkeys

It took us two years to get out of the Mediterranean. This is the day we finally did it. We slipped the mooring at 7:26 in the morning and pointed at Punta de Europa — the corner where the Mediterranean stops and the Atlantic starts. Between us and it: an entire day of motoring in nine metres of water, hugging the coast, because the closest thing there is to a defence against the orcas is staying in water too shallow for them to work in. That's why the route looks insane on the chartplotter. The straight line to Gibraltar would have been quicker. It also would have taken us across a stretch with attack reports in 2023, 2024 and 2025. So we went the long way round, in and out of every bay, dodging an absurd amount of unlit fishing gear that only the radar could see. Then the Rock came up out of the haze, and about an hour later we went past it and out — England on one side, Africa on the other, close enough to be strange. Next week we start up the Atlantic coast toward Lisbon, which is the part everyone warned us about. CHAPTERS 0:00 7:26am — the day we leave the Mediterranean 0:26 Why the orcas are the problem 1:08 Nine metres of water, as close to shore as possible 1:55 Watching for fins 2:47 The navigation plan to Lisbon 3:19 "The whole orca thing sucks" 4:10 Why we can't sail the straight line 5:05 Dodging fishing gear on radar 5:30 Twelve miles out — "that's my rock" 7:13 The plan for the attack point 8:43 Officially out of the Mediterranean 9:59 An unwelcome surprise in the water 10:56 "We made it. This is the Atlantic." 11:44 The hard part is still ahead 11:59 Watching it go astern Filmed aboard SV Goat, a Lagoon 400 we live on full time. Vlad supervises. #SailingLife #Liveaboard #CatamaranLife #Lagoon400 #SailboatLife #SailingVlog #Catamaran #Gibraltar #Orcas #StraitOfGibraltar #Mediterranean #Atlantic #BlueWaterSailing #Furuno

Four days out of the water in Motril, and then the bit every boat owner quietly dreads: watching everything you own hang in the air on two straps. Before that could happen there was a list. Seventy metres of anchor chain dragged out onto the hardstanding, measured and colour-banded every ten metres by hand — a full day's work in Spanish sun, and almost none of it done by me. New antifouling with cayenne pepper mixed into it, because the previous owners swore that's what people do in South Africa, and after a year mostly sitting still our hull came out very nearly clean. Both engines fully serviced: sail drive oil, motor oil, every filter, every separator. And then her name went back on the hull, which is the moment she stopped being a project again. We splashed on a windless morning. The difference a clean bottom makes is measurable: 6.1 knots at 1700rpm, against 5.5 knots at 2000rpm with a dirty one. Then we finally left the boatyard, sailed down the coast with dolphins alongside — which mostly means no orcas — and put in at Benalmádena for the night. Next week we leave the Mediterranean after two years. CHAPTERS 0:00 "There is no plan B" 0:37 70 metres of chain, marked by hand 3:24 Cayenne pepper in the antifouling 4:43 The new bottom paint 5:03 She gets her name back 5:30 Splash day 6:03 Both engines serviced 7:03 Into the slings 7:17 The moment sailors are afraid of 7:55 Back in the water 8:54 Leaving the boatyard 9:19 The gear delivery 9:44 Obsessing with a brand 10:09 Leaving Motril 10:52 Clean hull vs dirty hull 11:32 Under sail again 12:24 Vlad 12:39 Dolphins mean no orcas 13:07 Benalmádena Filmed aboard SV Goat, a Lagoon 400 we live on full time. Vlad supervises. #SailingLife #Liveaboard #CatamaranLife #BoatRefit #Lagoon400 #SailboatLife #BoatWork #SailingVlog #Catamaran #DIYBoat #Antifouling #AnchorChain #BoatYard #Motril

We hauled our Lagoon 400 catamaran out of the water for the first time, and within an hour I was elbow-deep in the one boat job nobody puts in a sailing video: dismantling sixteen years of the previous owner's plumbing. The speedometer hasn't worked since we bought her. Turns out the paddlewheel sensor was so full of filth it had its own ecosystem living inside it. That was the good news of the day. Also in this one: our first time in a travel lift, an anode inspection, a shower that won't drain, a waste pipe that took half an hour to remove exactly one of, and a Seatalk-to-NMEA-2000 cable so corroded it quietly explains about four other problems on this boat. This is the part that nobody talks about in sailing. I saw champagne in the brochure too. The big move is getting closer — follow along so you don't miss it. CHAPTERS 0:00 "A complete disaster" 0:16 7:30am on haul-out day 1:13 Taking the paddlewheel off 2:22 Into the travel lift 3:07 On the hard — checking the anodes 3:41 Why the speedometer never worked 4:50 Dismantling the pipes 5:27 "Oh my god, the smell" 6:08 The shower that doesn't drain 7:03 16 years of human sh*t 8:31 The corroded Seatalk cable 10:01 Chasing the cable through the boat 11:29 The part nobody talks about Filmed aboard SV Goat, a 2010 Lagoon 400 we live on full time. #SailingLife #Liveaboard #CatamaranLife #BoatRefit #Lagoon400 #SailboatLife #BoatWork #SailingVlog #Catamaran #DIYBoat #HaulOut #BoatPlumbing #NMEA2000

A brand-new Code Zero just arrived from the guys at Sailing Sur — complete with a torsion cable and a self-stopping furling system — and it's going up on the bow sprit today for the first time. Spoiler: it's bigger than the original, and it looks stunning in black (vanity concession noted). Below decks, the refit grind continues: a jigsaw-perfect cabinet door now hides the washing machine gap, the oven is out for good (hello, air fryer life), and a brand-new secondary electrical panel gets wired up so the radar, chartplotter, NMEA 2000, and AIS can each have their own dedicated switch. Oh, and the bearded man discovers he needs reading glasses. The sea giveth, the sea taketh. Every wire is labeled, every hatch is closed, and the only thing left to do is get the hell out of here. The big move is getting closer — follow along so you don't miss it. Follow the journey: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sv_goat Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/svGoat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_svgoat #SailingLife #Liveaboard #CodeZero #CatamaranLife #BoatRefit #Lagoon400 #SailboatLife #BoatWork #SailingVlog #Catamaran #DIYBoat #ElectricalPanel #OffGridLiving

We swapped the marina for a road trip through Andalucía — and ended up standing at the exact dock where Christopher Columbus set sail in 1492. Sand-covered streets, horses tied to every porch, and a rainy wild-west village that looks like it hasn't changed in 500 years: welcome to El Rocío and Huelva. The weekend kicked off with a curveball — the Harley wouldn't start (again), the boat was coated in Calima sand like breaded chicken, and it rained sideways for most of Saturday. Still, we found the three replica caravels of Columbus, had a very philosophical moment imagining convincing a crew to sail into the unknown on those tiny ships, and discovered that the Casa de Cristóbal Colón was, of course, closed. Back in El Rocío the clouds finally parted just long enough to show you the dirt roads, the horse parking spots nailed to every house, and — naturally — a ceramic shop the Blond could not walk past. The Harley is officially getting shipped home. The adventure continues on the water. Follow the journey: ▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sv_goat ▶ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/svGoat ▶ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_svgoat

Italian friends, a five-star hotel in Marbella, and a very out-of-place suitcase — the fun starts before we even get back to the boat. Then it's heads-down into the catamaran's electrical system to install dual-color LED bulbs that flip from white to red for night navigation with a simple on-off-on trick (turns out the instructions matter after all). We also tackle the Furuno chartplotter mount that's been bugging Max for weeks — cutting a teak panel to cleanly frame the unit at the helm, so it's properly sealed, secured, and actually looks like it belongs there. Jigsaw, oscillating saw (RIP — missing in action), and one very stubborn screw later, it's finally done right. Follow the journey: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sv_goat Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/svGoat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_svgoat #sailinglife #liveaboard #catamaran #marbella #boatwork #nightnavigation #furuno #chartplotter #sailingcouple #lagoon400

We almost couldn't finish this — a cut ethernet cable, a connector with nowhere to put the shield, and a hand locked in full muscle-cramp mode after hanging off the mast all afternoon. But the Furuno DRS4W NXT radar is finally alive on the chartplotter, and the difference vs. the old Halo 24 is immediately obvious. Max walks you through re-terminating a shielded RJ45 ethernet cable from scratch (with zero prior experience and a bunch of sacrificial connectors), routing the cable down from the mast, and the moment the radar rings appear on the Navionics overlay. Spoiler: it sees everything. Then The Blond takes over for a road trip to Marbella — hotel stay, plans to visit Ronda, and a cat named Vlad who nearly jumped ship to a neighbor's boat. Follow the journey: ▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sv_goat 📺 Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/svGoat 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_svgoat #sailing #liveaboard #furuno #radar #catamaran #boatlife #sailinglife #chartplotter #DIYboat #Lagoon400 #Mediterranean #svgoat #boatrepair

After days of wiring puzzles, mystery cables, and one very bold "just go for it" moment — the Furuno 710C autopilot is ALIVE. Watch the Beard Man wrestle four cables through the hull, decode a hydraulic pump with no ground wire (spoiler: it still works), and hit that sweet "Test Complete" screen for the first time. From fixing a humidity-killed TAPO solar security camera to routing twin heavy-gauge cables through the engine bay all the way to the nav station, this episode is pure liveaboard boat-project energy — equal parts frustration, improvisation, and genuine sticker-on-the-fridge celebration when the rudder actually moves in the right direction. With the autopilot done, the only thing standing between SV GOAT and departure is the new Furuno radar swap on the mast and a few dollops of silicone on the deck. The open water is getting very, very close. Follow the journey: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sv_goat Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/svGoat Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sailing_svgoat #SVGoat #Sailing #Liveaboard #Autopilot #Furuno #BoatLife #CatamaranLife #BoatProject #DIYSailing #SailingCatamaran #Lagoon400 #MarineElectronics #CruisingLife

we had the guys from Starfurling #furlingboom onboard this week. The process is actually quite stright forward and simple. 2 guys did the job in 8h!!

StarFurl: leggerezza e praticità a portata di mano La Veleria Viganò offre soluzioni d'avanguardia, leggere e facili da utilizzare per quanto riguarda il boma avvolgiranda, disponibili a Trezzano sul Naviglio. La ditta è particolarmente orgogliosa di presentare a velisti amatoriali e professionali il sistema StarFurl, molto apprezzato per la sua estrema semplicità, che si dimostra molto leggero grazie alla realizzazione in composito, non superando il 20% del peso del suo predecessore. Il boma avvolgiranda proposto in provincia di Milano vanta inoltre un verricello integrato a circuito chiuso che, come se si trattasse di una normale dritta, vi permetterà di ammainare la randa in tutta semplicità. Modello Furlerboom Un altro cavallo di battaglia della Veleria Viganò per quanto riguarda il boma avvolgibile a Trezzano Sul Naviglio è il modello a marchio Furlerboom, che si contraddistingue per la sua estrema leggerezza. Questo tipo di boma, disponibile oggi in provincia di Milano, è realizzato in materiale composito e permette quindi di ottenere una forma rastremata. La rotaia da applicare all'albero è flessibile nei primi 4 cm: in questo modo è possibile avvolgere la randa anche con un vento apparente ad angolo di 80°.

This week on SV GOAT: a Furuno SCX-20 satellite compass joins the nav suite, the TZT XL 13 gets its latest firmware, and the Harley comes out for a run down the Spanish coast. First up, the SCX-20 install — mounting, wiring, NMEA 2000 integration, and why a satellite compass quietly outperforms a magnetic fluxgate on a boat full of steel, lithium, and electronics. No gimbals, no deviation, no recalibration after every alternator install. Then a walkthrough of the new TZT XL 13 software update. What changed, what didn't, and whether it's worth sitting through the install. And to close it out, we trade the dock lines for two wheels — Harley out, coast road, Mediterranean sun. A reminder that not every good day on the water happens on the water. 🛠 GEAR IN THIS EPISODE Furuno SCX-20 Satellite Compass Furuno TZT XL 13" MFD Harley Davidson 110 2016 Slim S ⛵ ABOUT SV GOAT Liveaboard life on a Lagoon 400 catamaran in the Med. Boat systems, refits, breakdowns, the occasional ride, and whatever else the week throws at us. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes weekly. #SVGOAT #Sailing #Liveaboard #Furuno #SCX20 #TZTXL #Lagoon400 #HarleyDavidson #Spain #Almerimar

Installing the Furuno NavNet TZtouch XL on SV GOAT — Full Helm Upgrade & Feature Walkthrough After running a TZtouch3 onboard for a while, I finally pulled the trigger on the new Furuno TZtouch XL [TZT__X]. In this video I walk through the full install on SV GOAT — from unboxing and pre-wiring through NMEA 2000 integration, Ethernet backbone, power, and first boot — then show you the chartplotter features that actually matter when you're liveaboard and crossing oceans, not just day-tripping. If you're upgrading from a TZT2 or TZT3, or speccing a new helm from scratch, this should save you a few of the mistakes I made. 🧭 CHARTPLOTTER FEATURES COVERED TZ MAPS with BathyVision — the new vector/raster/3D bathymetry charts AI Avoidance Route — auto-routing around hazards, one-tap send to autopilot Risk Visualizer — 360° collision-risk visualization (requires Furuno radar) TZ Weather — free enhanced forecasts + optional premium high-res service Dynamic Mooring with community updates TZ Cloud sync — waypoints/routes between MFD, TZ Navigator, TZ iBoat Edge-swipe hybrid touch UI (on 10"/13" models) / full-glass IPS (16/22/24) OTA software updates over Wi-Fi Full Furuno Ethernet network: radar, sonar, AIS, autopilot, cameras NMEA 2000 + NMEA 0183 integration 🔧 INSTALL TOPICS Rear-port color-coded connectors (big change vs TZT3) Power wiring & DC protection NMEA 2000 backbone — adding the XL to an existing network Ethernet backbone and why TZT3 ↔ XL sharing is limited (important gotcha) Radar integration — [DRS4D-NXT / Halo setup reference] AIS, VHF (IC-M510BB), and depth/heading data routing Mounting, cable runs, and helm layout on a Lagoon 400 ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro — why I swapped from TZT3 to TZT XL [00:XX] What's in the box [00:XX] Helm prep & removing the old unit [00:XX] Rear connector layout [00:XX] Power wiring [00:XX] NMEA 2000 integration [00:XX] Ethernet backbone [00:XX] First boot & initial setup [00:XX] TZ MAPS walkthrough [00:XX] AI Routing & Risk Visualizer demo [00:XX] TZ Weather & TZ Cloud [00:XX] Final thoughts — what I'd do differently ⚓ GEAR IN THIS VIDEO Furuno TZtouch XL [model] — [affiliate link] Icom IC-M510BB AIS — [link] [Radar model] — [link] [Transducer / other] — [link] Some links are affiliate — they don't cost you anything extra but help keep the channel running. 🎬 WATCH NEXT NMEA 2000 network troubleshooting on SV GOAT → [link] Full SV GOAT electronics tour → [link] ⛵ ABOUT SV GOAT We're [Max & crew] sailing SV GOAT, a Lagoon 400 catamaran, across the Med and beyond. Subscribe for liveaboard life, marine electronics deep-dives, and the real story of crossing oceans on a cruising cat.

NMEA 2000 (often written **N2K**) is the standard marine network used to connect instruments on boats—GPS, wind sensors, engine data, autopilot, tank levels, etc.—into one shared system. Think of it like the boat’s internal “internet,” but built for reliability and real-time data. Given you’re sailing and already running systems like Signal K and onboard electronics, this is exactly the backbone tying everything together. --- # 🧭 What NMEA 2000 actually is At its core, NMEA 2000 is: * A **CAN bus network** (same tech used in cars) * Running at **250 kbps** * Using a **backbone + drop cable architecture** * With standardized connectors (usually **Micro-C**) ### Key concepts: * **Backbone (trunk):** Main cable running through the boat * **Drop cables:** Short cables connecting devices to the backbone * **T-connectors:** Where devices plug into the backbone * **Terminators:** Required resistors at each end of the backbone * **Power injection:** 12V power supplied into the network --- # ⚙️ How the network is structured Here’s the mental model: ``` [Terminator]—[T]—[T]—[T]—[T]—[Terminator] | | | GPS Wind MFD ``` * The **horizontal line = backbone** * The **vertical lines = drop cables to devices** --- # 🔌 Components you need ### 1. Backbone cable * Thick cable running the length of your boat ### 2. T-connectors * One per device * Backbone plugs into left/right * Device plugs into the bottom ### 3. Drop cables * Short cables from device → T-connector * Max length: **6 meters** ### 4. Terminators (CRITICAL) * One **male** and one **female** * Must be at **each end of the backbone** ### 5. Power cable * Injects 12V into the network * Typically connected near the middle of the backbone --- # ⚡ Wiring step-by-step ## Step 1 — Build the backbone Start by laying out your T-connectors: ``` [T]—[T]—[T]—[T] ``` Then connect them side-by-side to form a line. --- ## Step 2 — Add terminators At both ends: ``` [Terminator]—[T]—[T]—[T]—[T]—[Terminator] ``` 👉 Without terminators, the network **won’t work properly**. --- ## Step 3 — Add power Insert a power cable into one T: * Red → +12V (fused, usually 3–5A) * Black → Ground ⚠️ Important: * Only **ONE power source** on the network * Do NOT power from multiple devices --- ## Step 4 — Connect devices Each device gets: * A drop cable * Plugged into a T-connector Example: ``` [T] → GPS [T] → Chartplotter [T] → Wind sensor ``` --- ## Step 5 — Turn it on Once powered: * Devices auto-detect each other * Data flows automatically (plug-and-play) --- # 📏 Important rules (people often get wrong) ### 1. Total backbone length * Max: **~100 meters** ### 2. Drop cable length * Max: **6 meters per device** ### 3. Total drop length * Max combined: **78 meters** ### 4. Power * Inject near the center of the backbone * Avoid powering from one extreme end --- # 🧠 How data works (simple view) Devices broadcast messages called **PGNs (Parameter Group Numbers)** Example: * GPS → position * Wind sensor → wind angle/speed * Engine → RPM, temp All devices can “listen” to all data. --- # 🔗 Integrating with your setup (important for you) Since you're already using: * Signal K * Grafana * Onboard systems You’ll likely want: ### 👉 NMEA 2000 → Signal K gateway Examples: * Actisense NGT-1 * Yacht Devices USB Gateway * CANable (DIY option) This lets you: * Log NMEA 2000 data * Visualize it in Grafana * Automate (like your anchor logging system) --- # ⚠️ Common mistakes ❌ Missing terminators ❌ Powering network from multiple points ❌ Using drop cables as backbone ❌ Exceeding cable lengths ❌ Mixing NMEA 0183 directly (needs converter) --- # 🧰 Minimal working setup example If you wanted the simplest network: * 2x Terminators * 3x T-connectors * 1x Power cable * 1x GPS * 1x Chartplotter That’s it—you’ve got a working NMEA 2000 network. --- # 🧭 Practical tip for your boat Given your Bavaria 44 and offshore setup: * Run backbone along **main cable routes (port or starboard side)** * Place T-connectors near: * Helm * Nav station * Engine panel * Keep drops short and clean * Label everything (huge time saver later) ---

Lets celebrate the 100th episode with a big piece of update to the boat. As 3 years ago 100 weeks ago here we are.. us and Marco from la casa dell'elettronica updaiting my systems to Furuno.

The full BOM that is going into the the GOAT 2.0 ChartPlotter: Furuno TZT 13XL Radar: Furuno DRS4D-NXT Wind: FI-5001 Autopilot: Furuno 711c Compass: Furuno SCX-20 Transducer: P319 airmar And it all was selected by Marco :)