Dave, I would be very interested to know if the old transducer was a Datamarine. Thx Pete
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 27, 2021, at 12:45 PM, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I am unclear on the question, but here is my experience with tridata > transducers. I put in a Raymarine Seatalkng network a few years. I added a > Airmar DST800 depth/speed/temp tri-ducer more recently which plugged right > into the network and worked perfectly on my Raymarine chartplotter. All I > needed was a long Seatalk cable to get it to the port back by the engine. > The triducer even fit into the hole from the old transducer (not sure the > brand but could find out) with no modification. Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > >> On Sep 25, 2021, at 7:42 PM, Peter W. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> 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 >
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
