I was hoping I could get NMEA 183 data from the ST40 heads, through some kind of expensive, proprietary converter :)
I'm an IT guy and this stuff just baffles me. The main functionality I need is navigation. Everything else is a "nice to have". $1000 difference one vs the other is what I figure. That's new lifelines right there. I don't like to be pennywise and pound foolish but at the end of the day both things appear to have the same navigational ability, which again is the primary use case. Being able to control the autohelm is a distant "nice to have'. Being able to use my existing displays and thru-hulls is a nice to have. Replacing my existing thru-hulls and displays with a smart ducer seems like it would simplify a lot of things. If I have depth and speed on the plotter I don't really need it elsewhere in the cockpit (right now ST40s are mounted by companionway). Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Joel makes good points. > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Feb 24, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hey standard horizon will not control the autopilot. Also, he will not be > able to program the depth offset if you have a generic transducer. > Joel > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > >
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