My wind/speed/depth are old network B&G, 0183, not seatalk.  The otto is 
seatalk.

But I would also have to have that StructureScan transducer so I could see 
perfect images of the bottom.

This video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlO6naQL0m0

seems to explain a little of what I was wondering about this morning.  It looks 
like Lowrance owns this technology? , at least that is all that comes up when I 
search for it.   The Lowrance display in the video is like a TiVo, you can 
bring back the images that you just went over and mark them.   Amazing.  I’ll 
bet you could find your winch handles with this technology.

BTW, who has the Zeus, Pierre, Jean, or Francois?

 

Bill Coleman

C&C 39

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Pierre 
Tremblay
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 6:03 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

 

Bill, I don't think you would need to replace wind/depth/speed sensor. Seatalk 
can be easily bridge to NMEA2000. After all, those are simple N2K message, not 
quite like autopilot. It can be done with an ITC-5 or through the existing 
ST-whatever display.

 

I feel like a little devil on your left shoulder.

 

Pierre Tremblay

Avalanche #54988

C&C38-3 WK, hull #76

De : Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net>
À : cnc-list@cnc-list.com 
Envoyé le : jeudi 20 février 2014 16h59
Objet : Re: Stus-List Marine Systems

 

Well, Damn you, Jean, or Francois,

You just cost me a couple hours and no doubt more later, as I sit here 
slack-jawed watching YouTube videos of what this is capable of!  This looks 
like watching the Americas Cup on this little screen! I can’t believe the 
changing laylines.  I downloaded the manual, this is mind boggling.

I really don’t want to Replace my Raymarine CRC80 . .  .this would also 
probably require new Wind/Speed/Depth and Replacing the Raymarine autopilot 
because of that annoying sea-talk.  

 

Knees getting weak . . .

 

Bill Coleman

C&C 39 

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of 
Jean-Francois J Rivard
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 2:03 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Stus-List Marine Systems

 

Don't mean to beat a dead horse.. but.  

Here's why I spent $900.00 on a B&G Zeus Touch.  Rugged  / Clear Screen in the 
sun / Waterproof /  No-Nonsense functionality / integration. 

It’s so much more than just a GPS nav.. 

No-Nonsense functionality:  Has both touch and real buttons that you can use 
intuitively in the heat of the battle / wearing gloves

Sailing functionality.   (Sail Magazine 2013 #1 innovation award winner: Sail 
Steer) ETA / Waypoints / Tack Laylines automatically optimized via knowledge of 
currents / tides / windshifts  / GPS position / SOG / COG / VMG . .Etc. 

All the normal sailing gauges / Drive your Autopilot optimized via the 
aforementioned (Sail Steer)

Cool Integration, single interface to view and control from the helm or 
anywhere on the boat via an Ipad / Android device on Wifi of the following: 

- Full Audio control -->  Control Ipod / Android music lists, Pendora, 
Independent volume for speaker zones (Cockpit / Salon / Sub ) (Fusion makes an  
NMEA 2000 Compliant  Ipod / iphone interface  / speaker package (260.00 bucks 
or so) and a full featured Bluetooth / DVD / CD / AM-FM / USB NMEA compliant 
Head unit  (About 500.00)
- Radar 
- Engine / Fluid levels monitoring
- Sonar
- AIS
- All Sailing gauges VMG / Combined actual / apparent wind / close-hauled / 
etc. etc. 
- Chartplotter  / GPS mapping 


Network Integration:

- NMEA 0183 output built-in to integrate with my Autupilot / VHF
- All my new transducers / windvanes / sensors are NMEA 2000 compliant and on 
the backbone + There's a standard ethernet network output for cheap wifi 
capabilities.  
- No proprietary networking to fool with or adapter interfaces needed.  Any 
NMEA 2000  compliant module / display / Ipad / Android app that get hook on the 
Wifi / ethenet  can benefit from SOG / windspeed / wind direction / COG / GPS 
coordinates, etc etc

Software is upgradable via standard sim card / works with upgraded Navionics 
chats 

All of this is plug and play on a rugged / waterproof device. 

In the big scheme of things and all the money we spend on these boats 900.00 
for this much integration and easy to use functionality is money well spent. 

-Francois Rivard
1990 C&C 34+ Take Five
Lake Lanier, GA




 

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