I've installed B&G on a couple boats and they seem to work fine.

I have Nexus (NX2) instruments on Touche' and love them.  I like the easily
customized multidisplays.

Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Patrick Davin via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:

> This thread is a couple months old, but I'm looking into new instruments
> now too. Mainly a new speed display + transducer. Eventually adding a wind
> instrument and maybe replacing the depth (old but still working).
>
> Anyone have experience with B&G? I was considering a Raymarine i70 but now
> am looking at the B&G Triton T41.  For my needs I prefer one multi-function
> screen that can connect to speed, depth and wind.
>
> I'm leaning away from Raymarine now because their incompatible network
> versions and mismash of products seems terribly confusing. I called
> Raymarine tech support yesterday and even the support guy had his facts all
> wrong. He told me an i70 is a repeater only, and requires separate i50
> display instruments for each sensor you want to network in. But based on
> other people I talked to and info on the web, it looks like that is
> incorrect and an i70 could be networked directly with a modern digital
> transducer (what Raymarine calls "smart transducers"). He also told me a
> triducer is a bundled package of two separate thruhulls.
>
> So, B&G yay or nay?
>
> -Patrick
> C&C 38 LF "Violet Hour"
> Seattle, WA
>
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com>
>> To: Robert Hrabinsky <rph2m...@yahoo.com>, cnc-list <
>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>> Cc:
>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 19:33:46 -0300
>> Subject: Re: Stus-List New instruments?
>> No, you would also have to purchase a Raymarine iTC-5 Instrument
>> Transducer Converter and a few more cables to make up a small SeaTalk ng
>> network as there are no connections on the i70 for the transducers.
>>
>> http://www.raymarine.com/view/?id=3338
>>
>> ...or you could keep the i50 tridata instrument mounted and hooked up
>> somewhere on the boat and connect an i70 to it using a single SeaTalk ng
>> cable.
>>
>> Ken H.
>>
>> On 26 March 2015 at 18:09, Robert Hrabinsky via CnC-List <
>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Stupid question: I just installed an i50 tridata instrument on my
>>> bulkhead last season. If I wanted to do so, could I swap in an i70 on a
>>> plug and play basis?
>>>
>>> Robert H.
>>> 1989 C&C 30 MKII
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my Samsung device
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: Ron Ricci via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>>> Date: 03-26-2015 1:38 PM (GMT-08:00)
>>> To: 'Chuck Borge' <chuckbo...@gmail.com>
>>> Cc: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>>> Subject: Re: Stus-List New instruments?
>>>
>>> Chuck,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ditto on Fred’s i70 recommendation.  I looked at i50/60’s but ended up
>>> with four i70’s.  Two are on each side of the companionway so they are
>>> easily visible from the helm and anywhere in the cockpit.  Depending upon
>>> what I’m doing, they are set to display whatever I data needed at the
>>> time.  I’m glad that I invested the slight extra $.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> *Ron*
>>>
>>> Ronald V. Ricci
>>>
>>> S/V Patriot
>>>
>>> C&C 37+
>>>
>>> Bristol, RI
>>>
>>> ron.ri...@1968.usna.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Frederick G Street [mailto:f...@postaudio.net]
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:07 PM
>>> *To:* Chuck Borge; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
>>> *Subject:* Re: Stus-List New instruments?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Chuck — I recently had this discussion off-list with Jake Broderson; my
>>> take was that the i50/i60 displays will only ever do one thing.  The wind
>>> display will only ever display wind.  For not much more, you could get into
>>> the i70 system; it only comes with one display to start, but that display
>>> can show any data on the bus.  So you can set it up in tri-data mode and
>>> display wind, speed and depth on the one display (like this):
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Want to add another display?  Change the data shown on the first
>>> display, and add other data on the new one.  It’s a very nice, customizable
>>> system.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Raymarine has a rebate on until the end of April; you can get $50 back
>>> on any instrument purchase.  If you want special C&C lister pricing,
>>> contact me off-list.  And there are others on the list for whom I’ve
>>> provided gear, including the i70 System — ask around for their experience.
>>>
>>>
>>> Fred Street -- Minneapolis
>>> S/V *Oceanis* (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield,
>>> WI   :^(
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Chuck Borge via CnC-List <
>>> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Edd, Joel,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks for the info.  It occurred to me that I meant the i50/i60 bundle
>>> (wired).  I was waffling about the wireless, but since I tend to leave the
>>> dodger up, I was concerned about there being enough sunlight to keep the
>>> solar up.
>>>
>>> Also, at some point I'll probably get back to racing, and I like the
>>> analog reading on the i60 better.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> So let's start over... remarks about the i50/i60 bundle, please?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Chuck B
>>>
>>> C&C 34 Elusive
>>>
>>> Somerset, MA
>>>
>>>
>>>
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