Solutions if you want to spend some money.

Transas 3000. You input all your sensors (ie GPS, Depth, Log, wind etc) to one
main CPU. Then network a second station like a laptop on fly bridge. You then
have 2 stations. This is not a cheap option but it works great. Plus they
are separate programs sharing the NMEA data over a network. You can XFer routes
and waypoints between CPU's.

Option 2 - (Cheaper) - purchase a high brite water proof monitor for the FB.
Keep laptop below decks and hook everthing up and interfaced below. Use a
wireless mouse with a water proof high brite monitor. You now have one cpu
running but can bring the wireless mouse anywhere and control your system.
Only expensive part is the monitor. Now if you dont want to run a vga cable
then use a KVM extender and run 1 cat-5 cable (NOT 5e or 6e - has to be cat-5)
They work great and allow you to run VGA, PS2 mouse and keyboard over 1 cat 5
cable.

Option 3 - Real cheap - run 1ea 20/4 shielded from FB - GPS location. Install
a DB9 serial connection on FB then plug your laptop in there. Run the NMEA
(GPS in and Out to autopilot) on 1 cable. This is a cheap way to do it but
like previusly stated be preparied to donate a laptop or 2 to the sea/ weather.


Good luck

Brian
Remove NOJUNK from Email for responses via email.