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Bob, were your boats in the PNW mostly kept in the water? If so, that would have avoided the extreme environment change of going from below freezing to warm and high humidity. I can see where much more condensation would occur if the frozen surfaces were then bathed in warm, moist air. The...

Thank you! Your tutorial is impressive, and I now understand a lot more about corrosion and coax cables. Richard

The Garmin AIS-800 Setup utility let me update any of the descriptive data stored in the AIS-800 except for the MMSI number, which makes perfect sense. After the software connects, it shows the existing data. The MMSI was correct and matches the one on the BoatUS database for my boat. All I...

There are two drawers under the helm seat. When I removed those, there was a sizeable area behind them that was full of cables, wiring and several devices, including the AIS-800. Discovered at last! Thanks for all the help! Richard

Thanks for all the useful tips and information, especially from colby and thataway! Colby, the previous owner had not transferred the MMSI to me. I think the dealer handled that for her when she bought it, so she wasn't aware of how to do it. I did a search and found I could manage an...

I bought a 2020 C-Dory TomCat this spring and I've been learning the mechanical and electronic systems. I've successfully registered the Garmin devices and updated the software, but I am stuck trying to locate the AIS-800 device. It shows up on the chart plotter and appears to work fine, but I...