I really like the Seatalk-ng or NMEA 2000 networks for their simplicity and that is part of the reason I went with Raymarine for the chartplotter. I could have mixed and matched but it seemed simpler to use one company if I needed support. When I replaced my depth/speed transducer a few years ago, I found the Airmar DST800 triducer was a perfect match for the hole left from the old Raymarine device and with a simple adapter cable, I was able to run it to a Seatalk-ng port in the rear cabin with a long cable and the Airmar appeared on the network with no additional wiring. Adding a ST60 display on the cockpit wall was equally simple.
The only thing that might sway that decision on Raymarine is the length of the main wiring harness for my Raymarine e95 chartplotter. It was so short that I had to lower the chartplotter from its intended position to get the end of the cable to come out far enough from the Edson pedestal that I could splice on longer wires to get to the compartments in the back where the rest of the network interface and power was mounted. Then I could raise the chartplotter again to its correct position. I don’t know if those have changed, but that short wiring harness has been a major PITA. Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Nov 2, 2020, at 8:49 AM, Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> wrote: > > I have to agree with Neil > > Persistence came with a one year old Garmin GPSMAP 740 chart plotter at helm. > We replaced the nav station Furuno GPS with a RAymarine chart plotter as > well. Both my wife and I prefer the interface of the Garmin over the > RAymarine. One was purchased 2013 and the other 2014 and both are touch > screen. We like both but prefer the Garmin > > For the wind/depth/speed we have always liked Raymarine. Had ST40s, then > next boat ST60 series and now i50/i60. These are easy to use and work well. > I really preferred the simplicity of the ST60 over the need to buy hubs and > networking items for the i50/60 instruments though. Boat came with B&G > wind/speed/depth. The multifunction repeater functionality was nice but the > system was complicated. The displays were fading and replacement displays > difficult (impossible) to get. The newer displays were not compatible with > the older unites as well. When we removed the B&G system there was a LOT of > wiring and a server box of some sort. It would be difficult to re-install > that set without having someone very knowledgeable on hand > > My favourites were the ST50/ST60 series. Easy to use, dead simple to install > and very nearly bulletproof > > Mike Hoyt > Persistence > Halifax, NS > www.hoytsailing.com <http://www.hoytsailing.com/> > > >
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