Because they seem a little overpriced is all. I don’t have any problem with the quality, definitely, but I was pretty impressed with how far Raymarine had come a couple years ago from my 2001 model, which I thought was a little un-intuitive, compared to Garmin at the time. It seems like you get a lot more for the money from Raymarine, - The B&G seems to be very tough on their prices, like Apple.
And Andy, I see it looks like you are re-broadcasting from a B&G screen with a tablet. Maybe I should just buy a cheap B&G MFD and do that until they have a sale. Bill Coleman From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 5:29 PM To: C&C List Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List B&G I'm interested to hear why you refer to it as the unenviable B&G fold and furthermore why you are returning against your will? I'm coming from an old Garmin unit and find the Interface to be less intuitive but I have assumed that that was more a me problem than a problem with the unit. I would suggest waiting the 4 or 5 months for the sales and rebates. I saved ~$600 on my chartplotter alone. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ B&G Zeus 3, 9" and 4G radar Solomons, MD On Mon, Jun 10, 2019, 5:14 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I find myself back in the unenviable B&G Fold, and From what I have heard at the boat show, they only a sale once a year. Does anyone know of a reasonable place to buy B&G, or a B&G Fred Street? Bill Coleman From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill via CnC-List Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019 9:48 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bill Subject: Re: Stus-List plumbing rant stuff does not fit I recall coming across those same problems too. A couple of things. pool stores have some really neat stuff in them if you just go in them and browse around. The fittings, they are more like 1 and 1/2 in then 1& 5/8. Also, I always use a heat gun. Really makes them easy to get on and off. also, tractor supply has some nice fittings. They have pretty durable nylon pieces for Farmers spray equipment and stuff so it's pretty tough. They also have what could be used as through hull strainers that look just as good as what I have seen in Marine stores Bill Coleman On Jun 10, 2019 8:03 AM, "Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: The head plumbing got clogged up on our last trip. I could not fix it without removing some of the old hoses. As expected, they all had to be cut apart, nothing was going to come loose. I heaved it all in the dumpster and got some new hose and a 1.5 inch 90 degree elbow. No matter how tight I made the clamps, it ended up leaking. I took it back to West Marine and did some comparisons with other 1.5” fittings. Most of them are a bit too big and you can’t even get them on without heating the hose up and using a lot of force. Say they are all maybe 1.6 inches in diameter. The 90 degree fittings are more like 1.4 inches. I ended up using a boat pole to fish the old plumbing back out of the dumpster and cutting the elbow out of that mess to use again. Final part of the rant: The Y-Valve has a smooth fitting that is a bit tight and doesn’t leak, but you can get the hose back off. Why can’t they ALL be that way! Joe Coquina C&C 35 MK I Composting head looks better every day…………………………………. _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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