AT THE HELM
Nerd alert: We’re talking networks and data this month, none of which is really integral to the safe running of a boat as far as seamanship is concerned, but all of which is addictingly fun and surprisingly enlightening. Specifically, I’m looking at NMEA 2000 networks and how to get the most flexible use from them without being tethered to a built-in multifunction/chartplotter display. Turns out, this is harder than I thought.
I’d never had a boat with a modern NMEA 2000 (N2K) network built from scratch, so with the refit of (our new-to-us Farr 65) nearly complete, this has been an interesting process to
