Welcome to the B&G Vulcan range

B&G's Vulcan range of sailing chartplotters take the guesswork out of sailing. Whether you’re an experienced sailor or just starting out, Vulcan is packed with features that will help you get the most from your time on the water.

Easy to use touch screen

We’ve designed our Vulcan chartplotters to be as intuitive as a tablet or smartphone. The low-profile, super-bright display is visible even in direct sunlight, and the responsive touch screen gives fingertip control, even in flying spray and a rough sea state. Pinch-to-zoom, swipe and tap controls let you input waypoints and routes and view chart details with ease.

Simple to add Waypoints and Routes

Let Vulcan guide you safely to your destination: place waypoints and routes with a single tap on the chart and let Vulcan take you there with clear, intuitive graphics and data for guidance. Add a compatible chart card to benefit from autorouting and let Vulcan’s intelligent software choose the best and safest route to your destination. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Autopilot Control

Put Vulcan at the heart of your boat and take control of your B&G autopilot from your Vulcan’s touchscreen. With an installed controller elsewhere, the intuitive controls can be accessed from any screen with a simple tap and allow you to alter course, tack, gybe, sail to wind or compass. Take advantage of the advanced sailing algorithms that make B&G Pilots as good as the best helmsman – all from your Vulcan’s touch screen.

A range of mounting options

Get up and running quickly: Vulcan chartplotters are optimised for sleek flush mounting, standing only 8mm proud of the bulkhead for a low-profile ‘glass helm’ look. Alternatively, mount in minutes using the supplied bracket on horizontal, vertical or overhead surfaces.

• 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

Display Resolution

800x480

Screen Brightness

1200 nits

Waterproofrating

IPX6 & 7

Operating Temperature Range

"-15°C to +55°C (5° F to 131° F)

Storage Temperature Range

"-20°C to +60°C (4°F to 140°F)

Ethernet Ports

1 x 5 pin yellow connector x 100 Mbits/s. Radar and Sirius (USA only) connectivity only

NMEA 2000 Connectivity

1 x NMEA 2000 Micro-C port, 1 LEN

Weight

1.32 kg (2.9 lbs)

Update rate

10 Hz

Power Consumption typical

12 W

Supply Voltage

12V (10 – 17V)

SD Card Storage

2 Micro SD slots, max. 32GB each. >32 GB format to NTFS

Warranty Period

2 Years

Power Consumption max

20 W

Dimensions W x H x D

243 mm x 171 mm x 83 mm (9.56" x 6.71" x 3.26") (no bracket)

GPS Receiver Channels

32 Channels

Recommended Fuse Rating

3A

Waypoints, Routes, Tracks

6000 waypoints, 500 Routes with 100 max route points, 50 tracks with up to 12,000 track points.

Viewing Angles

80° top/bottom, 80° left/right

Display Size

9 inches

Internal Storage

90MB

Digital Switching

BEP C-Zone, NaviOP

Mounting Type

Bracket or Panel

Approvals Compliance

CE, C-Tick, HDMI, EN 60950-1:2006, EN 60945:2002 EN 300 440-2, V1.4.1

Shock Vibration

CE, C-Tick, HDMI, EN 60950-1:2006, EN 60945:2002 EN 300 440-2, V1.4.1

Time to First Fix

Cold start less than 90 seconds exposed to open sky, Satellite Reacquisition 5 sec

NMEA 0183 Sentences supported

Exports NMEA0183 over WiFi

Radar compatibility

Halo, Broadband, HD Radars

Position Accuracy

Horizontal Accuracy 3 m (9.8 ft.)

Charts supported

Insight, Navionics (Gold, NAV+ Platinum+) , C-MAP (MAX N, MAX N+) NV Digital (Raster US Charts)

Charts Supported

Insight, Navionics (Gold, NAV+, Platinum+) , C-MAP (MAX N, MAX N+) NV Digital (Raster US Charts)

Sonar Compatibility

Integrated CHIRP / DownScan / ForwardScan. Single 9 Pin Xsonic Connector

Item Connectivity WiFi

Internal

Bluetooth

Internal

GPS

Internal, 10Hz, WASS, MSAS, EGNOS

PC Connectivity

None

Video

None

N2K PGNs

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

AIS

Receive AIS data over NMEA 2000 only

Weather

SiriusXM (USA only), GRIB

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

Manouevres Turn Patterns

Tack / Gybe, Depth contour tracking

Cartography included

TBD

Interface

Touch screen, ZC1 or ZC2 controller via NMEA 2000

Multimedia

via SonicHub2, Fusion Link, *Sirius, **JL Audio. (*USA only, **AUST. & NZ only)

Correction

WAAS, MSAS, EGNOS, GLONASS

Backlight Color

White

Steering Modes

Wind*, Auto, Nav., No Drift, Follow up, Non-follow up, Standby, Wind NAV.* (*Boat type set to Sail)

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

Manual