My mast is supposed to be 54’ and my Tacktick has worked perfectly for years. It is nuts that Raymarine has done nothing since buying the company. The fact that the Chartplotter has wireless capability but can’t talk to the Tacktick is just stupid, and forced me to spent hundreds for a converter box to get it on the network. Dave
> On Dec 19, 2019, at 2:17 PM, Neil Gallagher via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Not trying to redirect the thread, but since you raised the topic of > Tacktick, I've been meaning to see what the list's response to this might be. > > I've had Tacktick (Raymarine) wind system for about 5 years, and I've added > inputs from GPS, speed/depth, so have a fair bit invested in the system. > However, I've never really had satisfactory performance with the wind sensor, > it drops out more that half the time, and for racing that makes it almost > useless. This summer I put a new battery and bearings in the sensor, got > marginally better performance, then I tried hoisting one of my displays up to > the spreaders (don't ask) to see if it acts as a relay to the sensors in the > cockpit, and that didn't help much. Finally got through to someone in the UK > (I think) in Raymarine's tech support, who pretty much told me that a 50' > mast is really too far for the wind sensor. > > So my question too: what have others found with regards the the Tacktick wind > and at what mast height are you using them? > > Neil Gallagher > Weatherly, 35-1 > Glen Cove, NY > >> >> On Dec 19, 2019, at 13:43, John Conklin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: >> >>> Wowza ! Nice rant :) lol 😝 >>> Crazy !! You just can’t make that stuff up! >>> On another note how do you like the TackTick considering this for Christmas >>> request from Mrs Claus as I can use on both the C&C and the Etchells ! :) >>> >>> John Conklin >>> S/V Halcyon >>> > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Dr. David Knecht Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology University of Connecticut 91 N. Eagleville Rd. Storrs, CT 06269-3125
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