Investigate the Garmin Gwind transducer and Gnd 10 black box bridge. At $600 it will provide NMEA 2000 wind data for you.
It's a descendant of the Nexus instruments. My 22 year old Nexus instruments still work well for me. I use a Noland NMEA 0183 multiplexer to interface my Nexus instruments to my Simrad WP30 wheelpilot. Steers to wind well. I've been contemplating snagging a used Garmin black box bridge off eBay. Routinely see them for $100. -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I am starting to think about adding the wind instrument to the boat. The > main reason is for being able to feed the data (wind direction) to the > EV-100 autopilot. > > > > I have a SeatalkNG network on the boat. I don’t have a Raymarine MFC, > though (I have a small Garmin chartplotter, instead). > > > > I am a minimalist (you could say “cheap”), so e.g., I don’t have a Navpod > on the binnacle; rather I have two individual RAM mount pods (for the > chartplotter and one for the p70s (the autopilot control head). > > > > I unstep the mast for every winter, so I am biased towards a wireless unit. > > > > I have a few questions: > > > > - Any recommendations for the wind instrument (Raymarine, Garmin, B&G)? My > first choice would be a unit that talks NMEA 2000 (SeatalkNG) (as opposed > to an analog unit that requires an extra device (iTC-5?) to connect. But > this is mainly to control the costs. > > > > - With limited space at the helm, what is the minimum requirement to feed > the wind data to the EV-100 autopilot? I don’t think I need the detailed > wind angle displayed, as long as the AP can follow. Though I could put the > wind display somewhere else (on the bulkhead?). But if that display is not > required AND I could save the cost by not including it, I might be fine > with that. > > > > - Any strong recommendations against the wireless? > > > > - Any other suggestions or recommendations? > > > > Thanks > > > > Marek > > > > 1994 C270 ”Legato” > > Ottawa, ON > > > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu -- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
