Technical Articles

NMEA 2000 Networks

General Information
NMEA 2000 is a new buss network specifically designed for boats. This
is a very young industry standard recently developed by the National
Marine Electronics Association. At the time of printing, few boats being
built now have a NMEA 2000 buss installed. Over the next few years,
however, NMEA 2000 will become much more common. To help you get
the most out of this technology, Lowrance has introduced a line of
products (the blue connector units) that can communicate over a NMEA
2000 network.
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FloNET NMEA 2000
The FloScan FloNET Series Fuel Monitoring System is designed to interface with NMEA 2000 devices including the new FloScan Fuel-Tron Instrument. This system provides the skipper with a comprehensive
Fast & Easy
The new FloBox Fuel Monitoring System provides a fast and easy method for installing any Series K Diesel System
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Foss Maritime, one of the largest tug boat companies with over 200 vessels operating worldwide, tested FloScan Fuel Computers on the M/V Justine Foss powered by twin EMD 12-645 2150 hp engines. This tug operated between Washington and Alaska running approximately 1000 nautical miles each way. The Justine Foss made 8 round trips using approximately 80,000 gallons of fuel per trip.
Huge Savings
BREMERTON — Thousands of gallons of diesel fuel can be saved by slowing Bainbridge Island-Seattle ferries by a couple of knots in off-peak runs, state officials say — and they're going for it. A four-week fuel conservation study confirmed that at least a million gallons of fuel can be saved annually, about 90,000 gallons a month,