I am researching this very question (can tridata work in datamarine thru hull. I am hoping a fellow lister might have an experience to share.
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 25, 2021, at 3:29 PM, Doug via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > When I upgraded to an es and an axiom plotters, I also upgraded to digital > radar, the i50 and i60 wind, speed, and depth. I also upgraded the > transducers as well. I tried to use an existing transducer from the old > Garmin system to no avail. > > Doug > > > > Doug Mountjoy > sv Rebecca Leah > C & C Landfall 39 > Port Orchard Yacht Club > Port Orchard, WA > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Novabraid via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 9/25/21 10:46 (GMT-08:00) > To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: csgilchr...@comcast.net > Subject: Stus-List Re: wind instrument > > Peter, > > For your depth and speed instrument update from Datamarine to the Tridata > unit from Raymarine, are you able to incorporate your existing Datamarine > analog transducers using the Raymarine ITC-5 or will you need to change > through hull transducers as well? > > I’d very much like to integrate my speed and depth with a NMEA 2000 > chartplotter (Raymarine ES series) and eventually also add wind instruments > and digital radar but not sure if I need to upgrade the transducers. > > Chuck Gilchrest > > Half Magic > > 83 Landfall 35 > > > > From: Peter W. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 5:47 PM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Peter W. <typhoonpe...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: wind instrument > > > > FWIW, earlier this season, I replaced my TackTick wireless wind instrument > with Raymarine's latest offering. You may recall Raymarine acquired TackTick > some years ago. Except for the branding, The replacement is identical to the > original, which worked well for 13 seasons. In fact, the original unit still > works fine for wind SPEED, but it is unreliable for DIRECTION. Probably, I > could have returned it for testing and possible repair, but I didn't want to > deal with the cost of retrieval, downtime, and re-install [which assumes the > unit could be repaired]. > > I like the unit. I don't like it when I can't get through to Raymarine. > > Since my old Datamarine knotmeter is finally giving it up, I purchased a > suite of instruments - wind instrument + Tridata display, with wireless cap. > could this work for you? > > > > Pete W. > > > > Siren Song > > '91 C&C 30-2 > > Irvington, Va. > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 2:00 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am starting to think about adding the wind instrument to the boat. The main > reason is for being able to feed the data (wind direction) to the EV-100 > autopilot. > > > > I have a SeatalkNG network on the boat. I don’t have a Raymarine MFC, though > (I have a small Garmin chartplotter, instead). > > > > I am a minimalist (you could say “cheap”), so e.g., I don’t have a Navpod on > the binnacle; rather I have two individual RAM mount pods (for the > chartplotter and one for the p70s (the autopilot control head). > > > > I unstep the mast for every winter, so I am biased towards a wireless unit. > > > > I have a few questions: > > > > - Any recommendations for the wind instrument (Raymarine, Garmin, B&G)? My > first choice would be a unit that talks NMEA 2000 (SeatalkNG) (as opposed to > an analog unit that requires an extra device (iTC-5?) to connect. But this is > mainly to control the costs. > > > > - With limited space at the helm, what is the minimum requirement to feed the > wind data to the EV-100 autopilot? I don’t think I need the detailed wind > angle displayed, as long as the AP can follow. Though I could put the wind > display somewhere else (on the bulkhead?). But if that display is not > required AND I could save the cost by not including it, I might be fine with > that. > > > > - Any strong recommendations against the wireless? > > > > - Any other suggestions or recommendations? > > > > Thanks > > > > Marek > > > > 1994 C270 ”Legato” > > Ottawa, ON > > > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
