My instruments needed a software update. Updating the B&G Zeus3 was easy: Just stick a microSD card in it and upload. Not so for the Triton2 as that requires a USB drive be plugged into the back of the unit.
The Triton2 on my boat is at the port helm station with no way to access the back of the unit from the cockpit. Down in the aft cabin, I see in the overhead a small panel close to the helm station.
How is the panel attached to the overhead? With four self-tapping screws into the FRP overhead. After those are removed and screwed back in a few times the threads created in the FRP by the screws will give out, then I will need bigger screws, or some other nonsense.
Why, Beneteau, why? The back of the Triton2 will need to accessed now and then. Why not attach the panel in a way that is meant to be removed and replaced?
BTW, if you go about this, here is a tip from a B&G tech: Get a USB extension cable and plug into the back of the instrument. He said you could leave it inserted to make the next time easier. I didn't want to leave it inserted, but using it helped. The Triton2 is over a cavity with lots of wires, cables, and some of the steering connections. If I had dropped the USB drive in there it would be lost. With the cable, if the end slipped out of my hand, I would have the other end still in my hand.
The Triton2 on my boat is at the port helm station with no way to access the back of the unit from the cockpit. Down in the aft cabin, I see in the overhead a small panel close to the helm station.
How is the panel attached to the overhead? With four self-tapping screws into the FRP overhead. After those are removed and screwed back in a few times the threads created in the FRP by the screws will give out, then I will need bigger screws, or some other nonsense.
Why, Beneteau, why? The back of the Triton2 will need to accessed now and then. Why not attach the panel in a way that is meant to be removed and replaced?
BTW, if you go about this, here is a tip from a B&G tech: Get a USB extension cable and plug into the back of the instrument. He said you could leave it inserted to make the next time easier. I didn't want to leave it inserted, but using it helped. The Triton2 is over a cavity with lots of wires, cables, and some of the steering connections. If I had dropped the USB drive in there it would be lost. With the cable, if the end slipped out of my hand, I would have the other end still in my hand.
