Sail Vessel Khalifa · video

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The owner of a 38-foot sailboat upgrades the vessel's electronics by integrating a new Raymarine Axiom 9 chartplotter with an existing Vesper Marine AIS unit.13:13 Because the new chartplotter lacks an NMEA 0183 input, the owner uses an NMEA 0183-to-2000 gateway to bridge the data.13:58 The installation requires expanding the existing NMEA 2000 backbone by adding a T-connector and a new drop cable to accommodate the gateway.14:42 After wiring the gateway’s output to the backbone, the owner struggles to display AIS targets on the Raymarine display, suggesting a potential polarity reversal in the NMEA 0183 wiring between the AIS unit and the gateway.21:45 Separately, the owner resolves a long-standing windlass failure by identifying that the previous installer failed to create a common negative ground between the lithium house battery bank and the lead-acid engine start battery bank.6:51 Correcting this connection restores power to the windlass relays.6:30 The crew also performs minor canvas modifications to the doghouse to improve weather sealing.18:43

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