Hi Guys,

I am looking at connecting Maxsea so that it is able to receive info
(NMEA) and send info to a Raymarine S3 Corepack Autopilot.

I have some questions however:

1. Can this bi-directional setup be done with one cable? My research
tells me yes, but I need it confirmed?
2. I have heard about people having to convert from seatalk to NMEA -
but the S3 has NMEA in/out connectors so I assume I dont have to do
any conversion?
3. Sounds like I need to use a optical isolater, like :
http://www.navstore.com/detail.aspx?ID=1724 coupled with a USB to
RS232 convert?
4. What gauge wiring should I use?
5. The S3 gets a variety of info from a varity of sensors, ie Water
Temp, Wind info GPS sentences - I assume this is then all included in
the NMEA output from the S3?

All and any suggestions gratefully received.

Cheers

-Al