I've finally decided to remove the good, old VDO mechanical sumlog and
to replace it with an electronic unit.
I consider two devices, which both combine a log with a depth sounder:
Nasa Marine Clipper Duet 200 Euro
Echopilot Bronze+ Trio 280 Euro
(2 transducers included in both cases)
Any experience with such units?
Any other possible choices, in a similar price range?
I would actually be satisfied with a box which takes depth/log signal
from transducers, and sends NMEA 0183 depth/speed data out.
I don't in fact need a new display - I can display depth/speed at the
GPS152 screen, which is already mounted outside, at the cabin roof.
Echopilot is more versatile, can display depth/speed history, time,
GPS data (when fed with NMEA 0183), but has a smaller display.
Nasa Marine is limited to displaying just depth and speed
does not have deep water alarm (only shallow alarm is there).
I can find any information on the current draw for both units, and what
their water protection level. And how loud are the alarms ?
For the depth, so far I use a cheapest fish-finder, with the transducer
glued to the inside of the hull, and it's just perfect (!),
except that it shows all this useless fish information on most of the
screen. It does not send any NMEA data out, and I can't find a good
place for it in the cockpit.
I often sail in shallow waters, where 2m is fine and normal. At 1.5m
(for example) I want an alarm, and I sometimes slowly continue down to
1.3m.
The fishfinder is surprisingly precise at such depths. Should I expect a
similar shallow water precision from either of the new units ?
For mounting the log transducer, I probably put in the keel, at the old
location of the VDO sumlog propeller. Should it work well there ?Marcin
V1958 "Lotta"
to replace it with an electronic unit.
I consider two devices, which both combine a log with a depth sounder:
Nasa Marine Clipper Duet 200 Euro
Echopilot Bronze+ Trio 280 Euro
(2 transducers included in both cases)
Any experience with such units?
Any other possible choices, in a similar price range?
I would actually be satisfied with a box which takes depth/log signal
from transducers, and sends NMEA 0183 depth/speed data out.
I don't in fact need a new display - I can display depth/speed at the
GPS152 screen, which is already mounted outside, at the cabin roof.
Echopilot is more versatile, can display depth/speed history, time,
GPS data (when fed with NMEA 0183), but has a smaller display.
Nasa Marine is limited to displaying just depth and speed
does not have deep water alarm (only shallow alarm is there).
I can find any information on the current draw for both units, and what
their water protection level. And how loud are the alarms ?
For the depth, so far I use a cheapest fish-finder, with the transducer
glued to the inside of the hull, and it's just perfect (!),
except that it shows all this useless fish information on most of the
screen. It does not send any NMEA data out, and I can't find a good
place for it in the cockpit.
I often sail in shallow waters, where 2m is fine and normal. At 1.5m
(for example) I want an alarm, and I sometimes slowly continue down to
1.3m.
The fishfinder is surprisingly precise at such depths. Should I expect a
similar shallow water precision from either of the new units ?
For mounting the log transducer, I probably put in the keel, at the old
location of the VDO sumlog propeller. Should it work well there ?Marcin
V1958 "Lotta"
