Considering the CL-S and CL-W instrument packages for my boat. The main appeal is the low price. I spoke with clippermarineusa.com the exclusive importer, they had nothing but good things to say (he's also a raymarine distributor), although with the cavieat that they are simple no frills instruments. He said in the 3 years he has been importing them, he never had a legitimate failure come back as a return (broken wind vane / cups aside). He claims they are pretty popular in Europe...
I know the wind instrument will not do true wind, but my chart plotter will if it has the wind data input, and these instruments are all NMEA 0183, so I can easily wire them in.
I would like to replace my old SR Mariner speed and (non functional) depth instruments with a new speed and wind, and these look like a low cost way to do so. My biggest concern is that all the mounting holes and thru holes are all smaller for this so that will be a little tough to figure out, and getting another wire up the mast will not be easy, my conduits are pretty full. I have been considering the TackTick instruments for this to avoid the in mast wireing of the wind instrument, but that will cost roughly 5 times more than this!
Any input on the brand would be greatly apprecieated.
I know the wind instrument will not do true wind, but my chart plotter will if it has the wind data input, and these instruments are all NMEA 0183, so I can easily wire them in.
I would like to replace my old SR Mariner speed and (non functional) depth instruments with a new speed and wind, and these look like a low cost way to do so. My biggest concern is that all the mounting holes and thru holes are all smaller for this so that will be a little tough to figure out, and getting another wire up the mast will not be easy, my conduits are pretty full. I have been considering the TackTick instruments for this to avoid the in mast wireing of the wind instrument, but that will cost roughly 5 times more than this!
Any input on the brand would be greatly apprecieated.
