I was starting to lean towards the e7 or e95/97, they look interesting, but then I just discovered after downloading the 464 page manual that it doesn’t have the Layline/Windrose function. That is a deal killer. Also, for phone apps, it is either the RayRemote or RayView – they don’t want you using anything but a tablet for the RayControl due to the smallness of the buttons.
I thought it you fell over and were watching your boat sail off into the sunset, it would be great to be able to pull your phone out of your pocket, assuming it still worked, and turn your boat around. Maybe the Remote would still do that, not sure as some of these units don’t want you to use the autopilot remotely. I see the Defender sale has ended early, so the pressure is off. Bill Coleman C&C 39 Subject: Re: Stus-List Latest Chartplotters. Bill, Wifi is built into the Ray for the Ray phone/tablet apps. Not for a laptop. I agree the old Ray stuff was not user-friendly, but the current stuff really is! Let us know what you select. Joel 35/3 Annapolis On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Lots of great info, thanks to all for their input. In reading the manuals many things become more clear. Garmin is a little more forthright in acknowledging that you need to pony up another 200 for a wifi module, and 300 for radio, Had to dig a little deeper in the Zeus to find that out. I am puzzled why they don’t build wifi in, it is in my dashcam and that is tiny and cheap. It looks to me that it IS built into the e7 Raymarine, can anyone clarify that? On the pictures of the back of the Zeus 8 it has Simrad molded into the case, so I guess that is what it really is. The reason I had not considered the Raymarine is that after going from a Garmin, which I consider very intuitive, the Ray was confounding, and poorly thought out, at least the RL-80. They seem to be making much nicer stuff now, especially since Jeppeson acquired them. JF, do you know if my Raymarine Autopilot will work seamlessly with the Zeus? It is 0183, the MKII around 10 years old. And thanks to Fred for the Garmin offer. Bill Coleman C&C 39 From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2015 8:01 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Latest Chartplotters. My response to Chuck got scrubbed again.. I need to stop trying to send from the phone... Here goes: The laylines are not necessarily set at any particular angle.. That's the genius of it. It analyzes how you are pointing / running relative to apparent wind speed, current, tides, direction, wind shifts, and boat speed then does the trigonometry for the layline angle that gives the optimal tack / jibe point to max-out your vmg to waypoint. During that race I followed it precisely, gained 2 tacks over 5 miles.. Sent from IBM Notes Traveler Chuck S --- Re: Stus-List Latest Charplotters --- From: "Chuck S" <cscheaf...@comcast.net> To: "Jean-Francois J Rivard" <jfriv...@us.ibm.com>, "CNC boat owners, cnc-list" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: Sat, Jan 31, 2015 2:01 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Latest Charplotters _____ That zeus sounds interesting. Would be nice to have the laylines. Are they set at 45 dgrees? Can you set them lower? Chuck Regards _____ François Rivard 4111 Northside Pkwy, Nw Big Data Black Belt Atlanta, 30327-3015 IBM Sales & Distribution, Software Sales Usa Mobile: 770-639-0429 e-mail: jfriv...@us.ibm.com _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com -- Joel 301 541 8551
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