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Vulcan 9

SKU: 000-13214-001

The B&G Vulcan 9 is a great value sailing chartplotter designed for coastal cruising and club racing. This easy-to-use, intuitive 9-inch multi-touch screen is packed with B&G’s unique sailing features including SailSteer and RacePanel. Simply integrate with your existing system, expansion is simple as Vulcan is NMEA 2000®, Broadband Radar™, ForwardScan™ and autopilot ready; and features built-in 10Hz GPS and Wi-Fi.
$1,099

Dedicated Sailing Features for cruising and racing

You can use Vulcan as a simple chartplotter as soon as you connect it to power, or for more advanced features, add to speed, depth and wind instruments. Let Vulcan take care of the complex calculations – leaving you free to relax and enjoy the sailing.

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SailSteer

See all the data you need at a glance on one easy-to-read display with SailSteer. See crucial wind, speed, tide, heading, course over ground, layline and waypoint information, overlaid on one screen to ensure you have the information you need at your fingertips.
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Laylines

Let Vulcan do the hard work: See your course and minimise your time spent beating with Laylines overlaid on your chart. See which way is best and ensure you tack in the right place to help you get to windward as efficiently as possible. Laylines even take into account tidal effects and wind shifts to plot the quickest course to the next waypoint.
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SailingTime

Plan effectively with SailingTime and know how long it will take to get to a waypoint, even if it’s dead upwind. SailingTime calculates the time you’ll spend on each tack, taking into account wind and tidal effects, to give you an accurate ETA at your destination.
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RacePanel

Be on the line when the gun goes with RacePanel. Enjoy easy-to-use features previously only enjoyed by Pro navigators to ensure you get the best start in the fleet, with time, distance and positioning information on a single clear display.

Easy to expand your network

Expand the functionality of your Vulcan by adding onboard instruments, radar and sonar.

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Instruments

Add Vulcan to Triton2 instruments and sensors to enable Vulcan's advanced sailing features and share navigation information
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ForwardScan

Navigate into shallow anchorages and poorly charted areas with ease and know what lies ahead with confidence by adding a ForwardScan transducer, for a real-time two-dimensional view of the seabed in front of your boat.
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SonicHub

Take control of your music and entertainment from your Vulcan display by adding a SonicHub2. With integrated Bluetooth, stream music from your smartphone or tablet, or listen to music on a USB drive or AM/FM radio.
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Radar

Add our award-winning Broadband Radar to guide you through crowded harbours, poor visibility and across busy shipping lanes, or to keep an eye on distant weather and rain when sailing offshore.

Key Features

  • Easy to use multi-touch display
  • Dedicated sailing features for cruising or racing: SailSteer, SailingTime, RacePanel, Laylines
  • Easy to integrate – Connect Vulcan to an existing system and add basic sailing components
  • Broadband Radar™ and ForwardScan™ ready
  • Integrated Wi-Fi
  • Control your B&G Pilot
  • Instrument data display

Specifications

Display
Backlight Color
White
Display Resolution
800x480
Display Size
9 inches
Screen Brightness
1200 nits
Viewing Angles
80° top/bottom, 80° left/right
Connectivity
Bluetooth
Internal
Ethernet Ports
1 x 5 pin yellow connector x 100 Mbits/s. Radar and Sirius (USA only) connectivity only
Connectivity Wi Fi
Internal
N2K PG Ns
Receive 59392, 59904, 60928, 126208, 126992, 126996, 127237, 127245, 127250, 127251, 127257, 127258, 127488, 127489, 127493, 127503, 127504, 127505, 127506, 127507, 127508, 127509, 128259, 128267, 128275, 129025, 129026, 129029, 129033, 129038, 129039, 129040, 129041, 129283, 129284, 129539, 129540, 129794, 129801, 129283, 129284, 129539, 129540, 129794, 129801, 129802, 129808, 129809, 129810, 130074, 130306, 130310, 130311, 130312, 130313, 130314, 130576, 130577, Transmit 126208, 126992, 126996,127237, 127250, 127258, 128259, 128267, 128275, 129025, 129026, 129029, 129283, 129284, 129285, 129539, 129540, 130074, 130306, 130310, 130311, 130312, 130577
NMEA 0183 Sentences supported
Exports NMEA0183 over WiFi
NMEA 2000 Connectivity
1 x NMEA 2000 Micro-C port, 1 LEN
PC Connectivity
None
SD Card Storage
2 Micro SD slots, max. 32GB each. >32 GB format to NTFS
Video
None
Cartography
Charts Supported
Insight, Navionics (Gold, NAV+, Platinum+) , C-MAP (MAX N, MAX N+) NV Digital (Raster US Charts)
Autopilot
Manouevres Turn Patterns
Tack / Gybe, Depth contour tracking
Steering Modes
Wind*, Auto, Nav., No Drift, Follow up, Non-follow up, Standby, Wind NAV.* (*Boat type set to Sail)
Approvals
Approvals Compliance
CE, C-Tick, HDMI, EN 60950-1:2006, EN 60945:2002 EN 300 440-2, V1.4.1
Electrical
Power Consumption max
20 W
Power Consumption typical
12 W
Recommended Fuse Rating
3A
Supply Voltage
12V (10 – 17V)
Environment
Operating Temperature Range
"-15°C to +55°C (5° F to 131° F)
Shock Vibration
CE, C-Tick, HDMI, EN 60950-1:2006, EN 60945:2002 EN 300 440-2, V1.4.1
Storage Temperature Range
"-20°C to +60°C (4°F to 140°F)
Waterproofrating
IPX6 & 7
GPS
Correction
WAAS, MSAS, EGNOS, GLONASS
GPS Receiver Channels
32 Channels
Position Accuracy
Horizontal Accuracy 3 m (9.8 ft.)
Time to First Fix
Cold start less than 90 seconds exposed to open sky, Satellite Reacquisition 5 sec
Update rate
10 Hz
MFD
AIS
Receive AIS data over NMEA 2000 only
Autopilot
Wind*, Auto, Nav., No Drift, Follow up, Non-follow up, Standby, Wind NAV.* (*Boat type set to Sail). Requires STBY button or Controller with STBY button to commission
Cartography included
TBD
Digital Switching
BEP C-Zone, NaviOP
GPS
Internal, 10Hz, WASS, MSAS, EGNOS
Internal Storage
90MB
Multimedia
via SonicHub2, Fusion Link, *Sirius, **JL Audio. (*USA only, **AUST. & NZ only)
Sonar Compatibility
Integrated CHIRP / DownScan / ForwardScan. Single 9 Pin Xsonic Connector
Waypoints, Routes, Tracks
6000 waypoints, 500 Routes with 100 max route points, 50 tracks with up to 12,000 track points.
Weather
Sirius XM WM-3 (USA only), GRIB
Physical
Dimensions W x H x D
243 mm x 171 mm x 83 mm (9.56" x 6.71" x 3.26") (no bracket)
Mounting Type
Bracket or Panel
Weight
1.32 kg (2.9 lbs)
Other
Interface
Touch screen, ZC1 or ZC2 controller via NMEA 2000
Languages
Standard Language Pack: English (US), English (UK), Danish, German, Spanish, Finnish, French, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish. Other Language unlocks: Asian Language Pack: English (US), Japanese, Korean, Thai, Chinese. Eastern European Language Pack: English (US), English (UK), Bulgarian, German, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Polish, Slovak, Turkish. Russia/Ukraine Language pack: English (US), English (UK), German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian. Middle Eastern Language Pack: English (US), English (UK), Arabic, German, Spanish, Farsi, French, Italian
Warranty Period
2 Years

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