PART

MARINE ELECTRONICS

INSTALLATION AND

TROUBLESHOOTING

T

he foremost standards group in North America that deals with marine

electronics installations is the National Marine Electronics Association

(NMEA), which developed its standards, in part, as a response to the

cries for help coming from its members—electronics equipment vendors.

Why the distress? Many of the performance issues related to electronics equip-

ment aboard boats were the result of shoddy or incorrect installation practices.

My contribution to the dialogue is Part 2 of this book. Here’s a brief

overview:

• Chapter 13—general issues related to equipment installation.


• Chapter 14—installation and troubleshooting of communications systems
  (VHF, SSB, and satellite), position-finding systems (GPS), and radar.


• Chapter 15—installation and troubleshooting of supplementary
  equipment, such as depth sounders, wind instruments, and autopilots.


• Chapter 16—coaxial cables and antennas.


• Chapter 17—onboard networks.

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