New system, thoughts please

[dolehendrix]

Hey guys, wealth info here I have used by searching and browsing but want to post the system I am hoping to install in a new build center console. The MFG deals mostly in Garmin and simrad so I want to do my due diligence early in the process. My background as a merchant marine officer and now as harbor pilot I really appreciate the Furuno brand's reliability and quality and want the most robust system for this boat.

my hope is you guys can make sure my plan makes sense and point out and issues in compatibility.

2x TZTXL10'S
1 DRS4D-NXT Radome
(above 3 components networked together via ethernet, use ethernet hub if necessary, NMEA CONNECTIONS FROM BOTH MFD'S)

Sidescan ducer, through hull, single tss904 connected DIRECTLY to UNIT 1
Regular down transducer, chirp, B195HW (1kw) connected directly to UNIT 2
Confirm no network fish finder processor is needed...my interpretation is these lower power units do not need one.

Navipilot 300pg autopilot including pump/FAP-3013/PG700 connected via NMEA to backbone/nmea hub

3RD Party vhf, with with ais receiver connected to NMEA

Thoughts, opinions? would be happy to hear.

 

[jp498]

Skip the PG700 and use a SCX20 sat compass. Nothing to calibrate, always perfect. If everything is going to be in one place, I like the actisense small-boat-network 4/8 port NMEA2000 setups, where you can skips the tees and terminators.

If you are getting a VHF with AIS, rtfm first to make sure you can disable AIS alerts.. For example, one of the standard horizons is difficult to disable the AIS alerts, and it's quite annoying in the harbor tied up getting AIS alerts. Choose a radio with NMEA2000 so that getting AIS to your MFDs is easy.