I am still clinging to my KVH quadro system. 20 years--knock on fiberglass.
That reminds me, if anyone has any old KVH gear they are de-commissioning I am always looking for working parts in exchange for legal tender. Eric Hee Soo 34+ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "I want 10,000 tough guys, and I want 10,000 soft guys to make the tough guys look tougher! And here's how I want them arranged: tough, soft, tough, tough, soft, tough, soft, soft, tough, tough, soft, soft, tough, soft, tough, soft!" *Russ Cargill* On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Chuck S <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > I have TackTick also. > Bought them before Raymarine rebranded the product. Well engineered, > well made, very reliable so far (3 years), user friendly. The displays > come w two sets of mounting brackets, each. I mounted a set in the cockpit > and a set in the cabin. I like that I can unclick them from the cockpit > and click them into their brackets in the cabin, keeping an eye on depth, > water temp, battery voltage, and wind speed and direction. I can also keep > a display inside for the offwatch, or mount one on the mast for the crew > when racing. You can also backmount the displays w machine screws like > other systems, if you prefer. (Just remembered, I still have a few cables > to remove from the Signet network.) > > I expect Raymarine will eventually learn from TackTick, and make the whole > Raymarine line, wireless and click mountable. > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Tom Anderson" <t...@nonpareilracing.com> > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent: *Saturday, February 15, 2014 7:54:05 PM > *Subject: *Stus-List tus-List Depth sounders and Knot meters > > > FYI , > The only reason I chose Tack Tick (now owned byRaymarine) was other fellow > racers experience with the instruments which was good. I have had bad > experience with Raymarine on autopilots. I am hopeful that Raymarine > didn't screw around with the Tack Tick software before I bought them. I > heard they didn't but I can only hope. > > Tom Anderson > C&C 32 Nonpareil > Marblehead, MA > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:26:05 -0700 > From: Michael Cotton <mpc51...@yahoo.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Depth sounders and Knot meters > Message-ID: <cc507fe2-83bd-4577-a865-9e19bc7b3...@yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I've had 2 Raymarine products. Both were junk. The first product was 4000+ > autopilot. On matter they or I did it would not steer a straight course. > The unit was rated for a 16000 lbs boat. It was installed on a Pearson 28, > well below the displacement limit. Product #2 is a st40 wind instrument. It > worked for 1 week after the installation. I sent it back to Raymarine > service and they repaired it. The repaired unit worked for 2 weeks. They > currently have the unit and can not duplicate the problem. The problem is > it displays all dashes on the instrument. I said how about a new one. They > said $130. I said free. They said no. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 14, 2014, at 8:36 AM, Jim Reinardy <firewa...@reinardy.us> wrote: > > > I have not used the Raymarine, so I can't compare. However, I did go the > B&G route last year with 3 Triton displays and a Zeus Touch 7 on Firewater > last year. I have found it very easy to use, very flexible and would > recommend it to anyone looking at instruments. No connection to either > company, just a satisfied user. > > > Jim Reinardy > > C&C 30-2 Firewater > > Milwaukee, WI > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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