Garmin AIS Upgrade

[Ken W]

My boat came equipped with a Garmin AIS300 and I want to upgrade to an AIS800. I know it’s larger but I sure I can wedge it in. My question is cabling; since the AIS800 doesn’t require (hopefully) an external gps antenna will the existing power and NMEA2000 connectors fit? Don’t want to replumb if I can help it.

 

[baz]

Adding the AIS800 should work for you. You may have to add another connector to the NMEA2000 backbone for connecting the AIS800 box. The AIS800 has two antenna connections; one to the VHF radio and one for an external antenna.

There's a yellow wire in the wire bundle from the AIS800 that MUST be grounded.

You will need to upload software to the AIS800 using the provided software on a optical disc or you can obtain it ... here is the setup software for the AIS800: https://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=14363

You will need your MMSI and boat name.