Now it's really done
Since the initial installation, we've completed a few more steps. I connected all the NMEA connections that were going to the old Garmin 441s to the Raymarine Display. Once I got my ins and outs organized, everything worked perfectly. One thing we can do now that we couldn't do before is transfer Routes from the netbook TO the chartplotter. The Garmin had a bug/feature/limitation that prevented this. I had no problem transferring a Route from OpenCPN to the Raymarine device over NMEA.
More Balls
I ordered two more ball mounts for the large instrument pod ($72/ea). Last night we drilled and installed them. It definitely stabilizes the pod more, but it's still annoying that these had to be stuck on the bottom after putting the initial two in the vertical center. It holds but it looks kind of stupid. I hate to complain about Edson because they were so helpful, but now that the invoice has come, I see that this mid-sized chartplotter pod kit really does only come with two ball mounts. It's crazy. I can't imagine a device large enough to require this size pod that would be light enough to only need two ball mounts. The Pedestal guard kit is really nice. No complaints there, but I would definitely stay away from Edson instrument pods and mounting systems if I were starting over. Since completing the job, I'm noticing that all our neighbors at the marina have NavPod enclosures. I like the way they mount to the guard so much better than the Edson system.
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