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During a passage from Iceland to the Faroe Islands, the Custom Aluminum sailboat suffered a total failure of its Raymarine electronics, forcing the crew to hand-steer for 40 hours in 12-foot seas.0:05 Upon arrival in the Faroe Islands, troubleshooting revealed that a faulty GPS sensor on the bimini was corrupting the NMEA 2000 network.11:14 By disconnecting the sensor from the backbone, the crew restored functionality to the autopilot, wind, and depth instruments, relying on an iPad for GPS positioning until a replacement sensor could be sourced.11:44 The crew also repaired a damaged compass light wire that had been severed during a previous steering failure.6:32 While docked in the Faroe Islands, the boat endured 49-knot winds and significant surge, which necessitated removing the cockpit enclosure to reduce windage.8:15 The experience provided a deeper understanding of the vessel's NMEA 2000 network architecture and the importance of isolating individual components to diagnose network-wide communication failures.

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