Masthead re-fit

[Apex]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Maine Sail
I would mix & match. With N2k We are way beyond locking ourselves into one brand as we've been brainwashed to do in the past. Today you pick the best units for the application...

Plotter / Radar = Garmin or Navico

Heading Sensor - Airmar H2183 (EV sensor would replace this if Ray AP)

Instruments = Garmin GMI 21's

Wind/Weather Sensor = Airmar 110WX mast head wind/weather sensor (perhaps a 150WX)

Speed Sensor = Airmar DST 900 Ultrasonic Speed Transducer

Autopilot Computer/Control = Raymarine Evolution (I may go Garmin for AP but Ray has the edge right now)

Autopilot Drive = Octopus Drive

Maine: I have 541S Chartplotter to install, and am looking to add wind instruments. The chratplotter is capable of pulling in the signal and displaying, but was toying with the idea of a duplicate display. The Garmin GWS10 and GMI10 bundle can be had for $600. and the new GMI20 ibundle is $900. What does the Airmar 110WX provide over the Garmin offering? Wind direction is measured how on the airmar? Would you keep the windex in an Airmar installation for visual indicator? The depth trans is being replaced, am unsure about speed trans yet. and the mast is down now for a new headstay. So the time is ripe for masthead revisions: anchor light, wind instruments, and perhaps a new VHF antenna, as the old has a 90degree bend to clear the current windex. No current networks.

 

[Robin3]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Maine Sail
I would mix & match. With N2k We are way beyond locking ourselves into one brand as we've been brainwashed to do in the past. Today you pick the best units for the application...

Plotter / Radar = Garmin or Navico

Heading Sensor - Airmar H2183 (EV sensor would replace this if Ray AP)

Instruments = Garmin GMI 21's

Wind/Weather Sensor = Airmar 110WX mast head wind/weather sensor (perhaps a 150WX)

Speed Sensor = Airmar DST 900 Ultrasonic Speed Transducer

Autopilot Computer/Control = Raymarine Evolution (I may go Garmin for AP but Ray has the edge right now)

Autopilot Drive = Octopus Drive

Maine: I have 541S Chartplotter to install, and am looking to add wind instruments. The chratplotter is capable of pulling in the signal and displaying, but was toying with the idea of a duplicate display. The Garmin GWS10 and GMI10 bundle can be had for $600. and the new GMI20 ibundle is $900. What does the Airmar 110WX provide over the Garmin offering? Wind direction is measured how on the airmar? Would you keep the windex in an Airmar installation for visual indicator? The depth trans is being replaced, am unsure about speed trans yet. and the mast is down now for a new headstay. So the time is ripe for masthead revisions: anchor light, wind instruments, and perhaps a new VHF antenna, as the old has a 90degree bend to clear the current windex. No current networks.

We did an electronics upgrade to our then newly acquired Benneteau Oceanis 36cc a year ago and went with Garmin 4210 GPS/plotter/display, 18" HD radar, AIS 600 and the Garmin wind set bundle with a GM10 display. We fitted a new triducer that provides depth, boatspeed and water temp on the 4210 display and/or on the GM10 display, but note the triducer does not work the available sonar function, just provides simple depth readings, which is all we required. We found the originally provided triducer was not capable of working with the rest of the network and the electronics guy we had install ours had to go back to Garmin and get the correct version triducer. West marine had supplied all our bits but sadly didn't know the full insider info re the correct triducer/ transducer that would comply. Very happy with it all now although a bird knocked off the wind direction vane which fortunately I found on the deck and was able to replace but this time adding a little thread lock as it is a simple push fit onto a spindle . We have a Raymarine Wheel mounted Pilot and the GPS from the Garmin NMEA 2000 network feeds this but via a NMEA 0183 linkup from the 4210 . The autopilot control head displays all the usual scrollable route/wpt functions but does not display the depth from the Garmin triducer. We can set the Raymarine (Wheelpilot) to follow 'track' from the plotter too if we wish.