Just installed an Airmar 900DX+, (electromagnetic)  I can tell you what I think 
of it soon, hoping I actually get the boat moving to try it out in the near 
future. It has a NMEA2000 connector which should go right into your Zeus. So 
far I see depth and speed (-0-) , still looking for temperature. The setup is 
done over Bluetooth, so I may find it there.

For your wind you might be able to add an H5000 Fastnet Interface to convert 
that to NMEA 200, and then be able to see that on your Zeus, I just added one 
last night, but there was (-0-) wind, so that too will be revealed in the 
fullness of time.

 

Bill Coleman

 Erie, PA

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley 
via CnC-List
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019 11:59 PM
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Cc: Josh Muckley
Subject: Stus-List Ultrasonic sailing instruments?

 

All right folks, 

 

I'm giving more and more consideration to upgrading my sailing instruments.  I 
currently have a Data marine offshore 3500 nav link system that runs and 
integrates on a NMEA 0183 network.  The water speed wheel is old and worn and 
needs regular cleaning.  The temperature indicator has failed.  The anemometer 
is slow to respond and won't read below ~2kts.  All the displays are in various 
states of partial functionality.  Over the years I've been watching the 
ultrasonic wind speed senders and now I'm seeing more about electromagnetic and 
ultrasonic water speed senders.  I'm thinking/hoping to simply have them dump 
data onto the N2K bus and then have the instrument displays, chartplotter, and 
auto-helm pick up the data for interpretation and display.  I'm probably going 
to stick with B&G Triton displays and my chartplotter is already a B&G Zeus 3.

 

Does anyone have any experience with these new-ish technologies.  Pros?  Cons?

 

 

Thanks, 

 

Josh Muckley 

S/V Sea Hawk 

1989 C&C 37+

Solomons, MD

 

 

 

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