Hi Mike,
The easiest thing would be to find out the nature of the signal is out of
the computers / transducers. If it's NMEA 0183 compatible then you just
get a NMEA 0183 to NMEA 2000 converter (A Google search will easily get
that) If not find out if there is a way to get the signal converted to
NMEA 0183 then you take that and convert it further to NMEA 2000.
Once you get to NMEA 2000 than pretty much all MFD's / chartplotters can
use it. Of course you'll have some latency / refresh rate annoyances as
the conversion will introduce some lag in the process.
Honestly though. It's probably worth a haul-out to pop then ancient stuff
out and pop-in fresh transducers.
I had that done this spring. It was a surprisingly simple process, the new
masthead was pretty simple to install and speed / temp / depth transducer
takes just one through hull an is very accurate. The underwater transducer
is the same standard size as the old one (Both made by Airmar), it was
basically and pop-off / pop-in job.
I installed a pair of new B&G Triton MFD's and a Zeus chartplotter. The
displays are amazingly clear / easy to use / and full of neat features.
All the above works on a standard NMEA 2000 backbone so adding other
sensors / displays in the future should simply be a plug and play into the
backbone affair regardless of the brand.
Good Luck,
-Francois Rivard
1990 C&C 34+ "Take Five"
Lake Lanier, Georgia
Anybody on this list use B&G H1000 series instruments? I have these on
my Frers 33 and the displays are sometimes difficult to read (esp at
night and on angles) and are starting to lose some of what I call raster
lines (for lack of proper term). Does anyone know if there is a newer
Multifunction display that is compatable with the behind the scenes
computers and transducers?
Thanks Mike
Persistence
1987 Frers 33
(I know - not a C&C)
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