Bill, Wifi is built into the Ray for the Ray phone/tablet apps. Not for a laptop. I agree the old Ray stuff was not user-friendly, but the current stuff really is! Let us know what you select.
Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > Lots of great info, thanks to all for their input. > > In reading the manuals many things become more clear. > > Garmin is a little more forthright in acknowledging that you need to pony > up another 200 for a wifi module, and 300 for radio, > > Had to dig a little deeper in the Zeus to find that out. I am puzzled why > they don’t build wifi in, it is in my dashcam and that is tiny and cheap. > > It looks to me that it IS built into the e7 Raymarine, can anyone clarify > that? > > On the pictures of the back of the Zeus 8 it has Simrad molded into the > case, so I guess that is what it really is. > > The reason I had not considered the Raymarine is that after going from a > Garmin, which I consider very intuitive, the Ray was confounding, and > poorly thought out, at least the RL-80. > > They seem to be making much nicer stuff now, especially since Jeppeson > acquired them. > > JF, do you know if my Raymarine Autopilot will work seamlessly with the > Zeus? It is 0183, the MKII around 10 years old. > > And thanks to Fred for the Garmin offer. > > > > > > Bill Coleman > > C&C 39 > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of > *Jean-Francois > J Rivard via CnC-List > *Sent:* Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:01 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Stus-List Latest Chartplotters. > > > > My response to Chuck got scrubbed again.. I need to stop trying to send > from the phone... > > Here goes: > > The laylines are not necessarily set at any particular angle.. That's the > genius of it. It analyzes how you are pointing / running relative to > apparent wind speed, current, tides, direction, wind shifts, and boat speed > then does the trigonometry for the layline angle that gives the optimal > tack / jibe point to max-out your vmg to waypoint. > > During that race I followed it precisely, gained 2 tacks over 5 miles.. > > Sent from IBM Notes Traveler > > Chuck S --- Re: Stus-List Latest Charplotters --- > > From: > > "Chuck S" <[email protected]> > > To: > > "Jean-Francois J Rivard" <[email protected]>, "CNC boat owners, > cnc-list" <[email protected]> > > Date: > > Sat, Jan 31, 2015 2:01 PM > > Subject: > > Re: Stus-List Latest Charplotters > > > ------------------------------ > > > That zeus sounds interesting. Would be nice to have the laylines. Are > they set at 45 dgrees? Can you set them lower? > > Chuck > Regards > ------------------------------ > > *François Rivard* > > 4111 Northside Pkwy, Nw > > Big Data Black Belt > > Atlanta, 30327-3015 > > IBM Sales & Distribution, Software Sales > > Usa > > Mobile: > > 770-639-0429 > > > > e-mail: > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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