Does anyone have experience with the Airmar WS-150WX? This is an ultra-sonic transducer that seems to measure just about everything: true/apparent wind, pressure, temp, gps, compas, pitch & roll, NMEA 0183/2000.
I currently have a regular cable-run Raymarine wind system. It always works. - Paul E. 1981 C&C Landfall 38 S/V Johanna Rose Fort Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/ > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 1:00 PM Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto: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 > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> Thanks - Stu >
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
