Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar - Now SiTex

2012-10-07 Thread Joel Aronson
Works > perfect." > > So, there's another positive review of SiTex anyway... > > Danny > Lolita > 1973 Viking 33 > Wesport Point, MA > > > -- Original Message -- > From: Bob Moriarty > To: "djhaug...@juno.com" > Subjec

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar - Now SiTex

2012-10-02 Thread Rich Knowles
s perfect." So, there's another positive review of SiTex anyway... Danny Lolita 1973 Viking 33 Wesport Point, MA -- Original Message -- From: Bob Moriarty To: "djhaug...@juno.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:46:45 -0400

Stus-List chartplotter/radar - Now SiTex

2012-10-02 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
nyway... Danny Lolita 1973 Viking 33 Wesport Point, MA -- Original Message -- From: Bob Moriarty To: "djhaug...@juno.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 17:46:45 -0400 Hi Danny, Thanks for the info and updates. I am very interested to h

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
x27;s pulled as well... Danny -- Original Message -- From: Rich Knowles To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 10:41:16 -0300 Sounds good. Hook it up as soon as you can and see how you like it in case you need to r

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread Frederick G Street
The course computer is (supposedly) programmed to keep track of drive excursion. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Oct 1, 2012, at 9:52 AM, Della Barba, Joe wrote: > What stops it from slamming the hydraulics to the stop then w

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread Della Barba, Joe
Street Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 10:47 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Not on the new Raymarine units -- they're made to not need one, but you can add it if you want. From what I've heard, there's only a marginal performance improvement now

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread Frederick G Street
Not on the new Raymarine units -- they're made to not need one, but you can add it if you want. From what I've heard, there's only a marginal performance improvement now with having one, vs. not having it. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield,

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread Della Barba, Joe
x27;t forget you'll need a rudder reference unit as well. Joe Della Barba Coquina From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 10:12 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread Frederick G Street
You can buy Raymarine course computers without the drive unit; if you're serious interested, let me know, as I can still source those. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Sep 30, 2012, at 12:45 PM, Eric Frank wrote: > Bob - I thi

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread Rich Knowles
- From: Rich Knowles To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:48:50 -0300 Danny: Sounds as though you have done some useful research. If you decide to purchase, keep us informed. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2012-10-01,

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
ot;cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2012 09:48:50 -0300 Danny: Sounds as though you have done some useful research. If you decide to purchase, keep us informed. Rich KnowlesIndigo. LF38Halifax On 2012-10-01, at 12:34, "djhaug...@juno.com

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread Rich Knowles
phone calls. Hope this is helpful, Danny Lolita 1973 Viking 33 Westport Point, MA -- Original Message -- From: Chris Price To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 23:35:44 + (UTC) I believe Si-Tex is under new ownership.

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-10-01 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
her. Thats just what I found during a couple of weeks doing google searches and making phone calls. Hope this is helpful,DannyLolita1973 Viking 33Westport Point, MA -- Original Message -- From: Chris Price To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Dat

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-30 Thread Chris Price
rederick G Street" To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 3:55:04 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Yes, Si-Tex has been around for a while, but mostly in the inexpensive radar and fishfinder side of things. Caveat emptor... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V

Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-30 Thread Eric Frank
(which you can then try to sell on ebay) but it works well. Eric Cat's Paw C&C 35 Mk II Mattapoisett, MA > Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 09:53:21 -0500 > From: Frederick G > Street > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar > Message-ID: <534

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-30 Thread Frederick G Street
Bob -- I doubt the SiTex is built as an autopilot drive; it'll provide the course data to an autopilot, but you need an autopilot computer to actually power the drive unit. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Sep 28, 2012, at 4:5

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-28 Thread Bob Moriarty
Sorry, bad Octopus link http://www.octopusmarine.ca/content/resources/documents/selection_and_installation/OC15276VL%20REV%20A.pdf On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:56 PM, Bob Moriarty wrote: > The SiTex EC7 seems like a good value. > I have neither a chartplotter nor an autopilot on Ox (33-1). > Would a

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-28 Thread Bob Moriarty
The SiTex EC7 seems like a good value. I have neither a chartplotter nor an autopilot on Ox (33-1). Would anyone know if some sort of extra component (an "autopilot junction box"?) would be needed to connect the SiTex chartplotter to an Octopus RS Sailboat Drive unit? SiTex Installation manual - s

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-26 Thread Hoyt, Mike
: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Danny You will always like your chart plotter. I have sailed here in St. Margaret's Bay for over 30 years now and I would not do without one...best navigational tool going. I got one when they first became common for boats, before that I had my handheld gps (Ga

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-26 Thread Hoyt, Mike
: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 5:44 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Well, I'm really new to the whole boat electronics thing. I was impressed by the old GPSmap 162 and Fishfinder 240 that came with the boat. I don't even understand NMEA 2000...LOL

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Dennis C.
essage ------ > From: Chuck S > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar > Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:27:40 + (UTC) > > Danny, > I don't have radar, but have researched the project for my boat. Here's a > few thoughts I have

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Paul Fountain
Wally is trying for curmudgeon of the week award... And it's only Tuesday . Must be too much sun - couldn't be the tequila . Paul. :) On 2012-09-25, at 7:28 PM, Wally Bryant wrote: > Fred wrote: >> Or the Schwartz... :^) > Oh, shucks, Minerva is starting to drip. I have started to li

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Wally Bryant
Fred wrote: Or the Schwartz... :^) Oh, shucks, Minerva is starting to drip. I have started to like hurricanes as long as they stay a few hundred miles away. Good breezes. ___ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread dwight veinot
iginal Message- From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of djhaug...@juno.com Sent: September 25, 2012 8:00 PM To: w...@wbryant.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Hi Wally, I live in Massachusetts and sail around cape cod a

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
ed the plotter. I imagine we'll be quite content sailing here for some years to come. It's just the learning curve I'm trying to help along. Danny Lolita 1973 Viking 33 southcoat, MA -- Original Message -- From: Wally Bryant To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject:

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Frederick G Street
Or the Schwartz...   :^) Fred Street -- MinneapolisS/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI   :^( On Sep 25, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Wally Bryant wrote:Just go sailing, dude, and let the force be with you.___ This List is provided by

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Wally Bryant
Right. You can download a heck of a lot of charts for free, so that's check it out before considering 'free charts' as added value. Danny, where the heck do you live and where do you sail? I have this thing called 'cruiseheimers' and my attention span is limited. You probably already said th

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
-- Original Message -- From: Frederick G Street To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:57:20 -0500 Danny -- when it comes time for support and assistance with your gear, either through this list or otherwise, it never pays to be the only one

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Frederick G Street
Danny -- when it comes time for support and assistance with your gear, either through this list or otherwise, it never pays to be the only one with a particular piece of gear. If nobody else has one, they can't help you out; and it begs the question, "If this [fill in the blank] is so great, wh

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
or Display. Stores a whopping 10,000 Waypoints. 600w Built-in Fishfinder. AIS Compatible for Overlaying AIS Data on the Chart. -- Original Message -- From: "Della Barba, Joe" To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:31:42 -0400

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Rich Knowles
e. He said "for the price, it's fine unit" Add in the C-Map Max charts which are $180... it sounds very inexpensive... -- Original Message -- From: Frederick G Street To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 1

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Alan Bergen
I recommend not buying any chart plotter without first trying it. Some plotters are easier to use than others, and you don't want any surprises. I bought my Raymarine C80 on line from ebay. It wasn't until I tried to use it at night on an overnight race that I discovered that the controls aren't

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Della Barba, Joe
Also make SURE it reads AIS data. *THAT* is a deal breaker! Joe Della Barba From: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:32 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar As

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Della Barba, Joe
o.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:21 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Okay I just got off the phone with the GPS store. He said "for the price, it's fine unit" Add in the C-Map Max charts which are $180... it sounds very inexpensive... --

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
Okay I just got off the phone with the GPS store. He said "for the price, it's fine unit" Add in the C-Map Max charts which are $180... it sounds very inexpensive... -- Original Message -- From: Frederick G Street To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-Li

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Frederick G Street
Yes, Si-Tex has been around for a while, but mostly in the inexpensive radar and fishfinder side of things. Caveat emptor... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Sep 25, 2012, at 2:15 PM, djhaug...@juno.com wrote: > Okay, > >

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
LOL...I told you i was obsessing... -- Original Message -- From: Joel Aronson To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:30:36 -0400 Danny, You are persistent! I don't know anything about the company. It is not NMEA

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread Joel Aronson
> while. > > Danny > > > -- Original Message -- > From: Joel Aronson > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar - touch screen > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:47:37 -0400 > > I do the same thing on my laptop! > > On Tu

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-25 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
al Message -- From: Joel Aronson To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar - touch screen Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:47:37 -0400 I do the same thing on my laptop! On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 8:35 AM, Hoyt, Mike wrote: Funny that you mention touch screen I have a Standa

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar - touch screen

2012-09-25 Thread Joel Aronson
s a necessity > > Mike > Nut CAse > > > -- > *From:* cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com [mailto: > cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Joel Aronson > *Sent:* Monday, September 24, 2012 8:39 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar - touch screen

2012-09-25 Thread Hoyt, Mike
Behalf Of Joel Aronson Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 8:39 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar the touch screen is a nice feature on calm seas. faster than moving the cursor to the POI. Joel Sent from my iPad On Sep 24, 2012, at 7:33 PM, "djhaug...@jun

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-24 Thread Frederick G Street
I believe Raymarine is running a $250 rebate on the e7 right now -- I don't know if it's in your price range, but that would be at or near the top of my list. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Sep 24, 2012, at 6:31 PM, djhaug..

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-24 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
rday! The wind was perfect and the seas were around 2 and an occasional 3 footer... Danny -- Original Message -- From: Joel Aronson To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:39:28 -0400 the touch screen is a nice

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-24 Thread Joel Aronson
.. I could continue to use the existing fish finder and leave the old GPSmap as a backup. -- Original Message -- From: Joel Aronson To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:56:15 -0400 I agree with Fred that 12 is huge, but I

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-24 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
ere is no rush on my part as I really don't need it for this season... that 7" might just be the ticket... I could continue to use the existing fish finder and leave the old GPSmap as a backup. -- Original Message -- From: Joel Aronson To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subjec

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-24 Thread Joel Aronson
I agree with Fred that 12 is huge, but I could see a 9 inch only because they seem to run 7, 9, 12. There are buttons on the side, increasing the size of the case. Plus it looks like a model being replaced. Imagine the size of the mounting pod, especially if it is going to contain other "toys".

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-24 Thread Frederick G Street
12" is a HUGE chartplotter for a boat your size. Anything over 8" would be overkill, especially if you're trying to put it at the helm, where it'll do the most good. IMHO... Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Sep 24, 2012, a

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-24 Thread djhaug...@juno.com
al Message -- From: Chuck S To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 11:27:40 + (UTC) Danny, I don't have radar, but have researched the project for my boat. Here's a few thoughts I have: Boatshows offer free training to read t

Re: Stus-List chartplotter/radar

2012-09-21 Thread Chuck S
Danny, I don't have radar, but have researched the project for my boat. Here's a few thoughts I have: Boatshows offer free training to read the radar screen, and I would recommend you check out several brands before choosing. Radar displays can be very confusing as the blip from a boat, a buoy