One of my winter/spring projects is some new instrumentation for my C30. Currently it has a ST4000 auto pilot, ST50 Depth, Wind and Speed and my Garmin 547XS chart plotter. (Wind has a bad display)
I have an EV-100 AP sitting in it's box and I've been eyeing the Axiom 7 for a while.
At the Annapolis Boat Show I was talking to @LeslieTroyer and @jssailem about the Axiom and my options for instruments and they gave me some good ideas.
When I saw the Axiom 7 on sale recently I jumped on it and started planning.
Les and John had suggested an ITC5 to pick up the analog data from the depth and speed transducers to put the data on the SeaTalkng network and an i70 display. Les also mentioned I could go with a smart tri ducer. I like the idea of separate transducers so decided to stay with analog and go with the ITC5. This way I can get away with just a wind transducer and read the wind data on the i70 display instead of needing a i60 display.
Using the i70S display, which replaced the i70, frees up space so I have room to put the P70S AP control head in my pedestal instrument pod instead of on the side of the cockpit where the ST4000 control head is now.
Of course there is always project creep. I had trouble all last season while sailing on AP when I started my engine. The chart plotter would restart and the AP would do a crazy Ivan. Then I read in the instrument manuals RM recommends separate power supplies for instruments and engine starting.
So my first step is installing a Blue Sea Dual Circuit Plus battery switch, which will likely lead to some other improvements to the original DC distribution panel.
Here's the layout I made up for the new instrumentation.
I have an EV-100 AP sitting in it's box and I've been eyeing the Axiom 7 for a while.
At the Annapolis Boat Show I was talking to @LeslieTroyer and @jssailem about the Axiom and my options for instruments and they gave me some good ideas.
When I saw the Axiom 7 on sale recently I jumped on it and started planning.
Les and John had suggested an ITC5 to pick up the analog data from the depth and speed transducers to put the data on the SeaTalkng network and an i70 display. Les also mentioned I could go with a smart tri ducer. I like the idea of separate transducers so decided to stay with analog and go with the ITC5. This way I can get away with just a wind transducer and read the wind data on the i70 display instead of needing a i60 display.
Using the i70S display, which replaced the i70, frees up space so I have room to put the P70S AP control head in my pedestal instrument pod instead of on the side of the cockpit where the ST4000 control head is now.
Of course there is always project creep. I had trouble all last season while sailing on AP when I started my engine. The chart plotter would restart and the AP would do a crazy Ivan. Then I read in the instrument manuals RM recommends separate power supplies for instruments and engine starting.
So my first step is installing a Blue Sea Dual Circuit Plus battery switch, which will likely lead to some other improvements to the original DC distribution panel.
Here's the layout I made up for the new instrumentation.