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I think you can connect the JL head unit to the simrad without a black box with a NMEA connector.Nice work on the installs!!
I just pulled the trigger on one of those Simrad GO 12 units as well, but I will not attempt the install myself... I am not ready yet lol! The installer here will take care of the MFD and the trolling motor/batteries. Seeing how they did it will give me confidence to do the other parts afterwards, but those two major ones scare me still (first boat owned!)
One thing I am wondering about is the Ridesteady I bought, I am not sure where to install it yet. I have seen it installed as a replacement to the one of the RPM gauges, but I was wondering if it was the best idea to lose one of those? Another option I was entertaining is replacing the stereo with a black box NMEA2k unit, which I could control from the Simrad... and another one was to see if it fits in the flat lip between the no-wake/cruise/washdown and the bilge/horn switch.
Any suggestion welcome, hope I am not hijacking the thread
Yes, you can, I am sorry I wasn't too clear... I am basically wondering where I'll be able to mount the ridesteady gauge with all of that stuff on the panel, at this point it will be a tight fit with the GO12 in there
I'm leaning toward having a custom switch panel created to shink their footprint, hoping that would buy enough room for ridesteady... and just maybe trimtabs. Even with my Garmin only being the 10" it's getting claustrophobic on that dash. Removing the ball compass is an option too.
Do you lose bottom at speed with that transducer location?
I think @zackmorris means do you lose sonar readings and have difficulty resolving the bottom of the seabed when cruising at faster speeds?
How do you pull the dash?
It looks like Suke does not have a FSH to that wont apply to us.
That was in relation to someone with a 212 that posted in this thread.
Really nice and clean install @SAA_Woodstock where did you purchase the transducer bracket?
The transducer mount bracket comes included with the Simrad GO12.
How has all of your equipment been working out for you?
Works great and better than expected. The Yamaha hull doesn’t give many good options for mounting a transducer. After researching about best practices for mounting the transducer, I was a bit nervous. But it works fantastic and very happy with it,