Jim, If you are installing a new plotter it can also display depth and speed. From what I can tell, the problems with new depth finders are more attributable to the transducers. Airmar makes 90% or more of them, so the only real difference is the display and whether you go wireless.
Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote: > Jim, > > I would seriously look into the TackTick line from Raymarine. I've had no > problems with it at all, only needs one transducer and is almost completely > wireless. The instruments are movable, so you can set up mounts inside > and/or outside. > > I have the depth, speed and wind package, though haven't set up the wind > instrument yet (but the display does give perfect readings of wind > direction and wind speed inside the box.) > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > > > On Feb 13, 2014, at 2:33 PM, Jim Lynch <lynchja...@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hey Gang, > > I'm shopping for a new depth sounder and a new knot meter for the old C&C > 38 I'm buying. I'm not impressed with my choices, especially if I try to > find one that fits in the old instruments panel above the companionway. > > I could go the route of Moor Instruments with their old round instrument > style, but worried about the quality. I could pay more and get the > Raymarine products though they're rectangular and pricey and seem to have > all the same glitches and short lifespans that come with these electronics, > particularly depth sounders. > > So I'm wondering if any of you swear by the reliability and/or service of > one brand or another, or if you've had good or bad experiences with > Raymarine, Moor or other brands like Fiara, Hawkeye or Hummingbird. > > Thanks, > > Jim Lynch > 38-2 (temporarily unnamed) > Olympia, WA > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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