Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-24 Thread detroito91 via CnC-List
T-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Frederick G Street Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! Dave and all: what “announcement” is this, exactly? I still get dealer-only emails from Raymarine, and I haven’t received any announcements like the one

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-21 Thread Danny Haughey via CnC-List
When I bought our boat last fall there were brand new speed/depth/wind instruments installed (very poorly and they barely worked but there they were) So I struggled with what to do about a plotter. I considered Ipad, SmartPhone, Windows Tablet, In the end I went with a raymarine MFD/Radar B

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-21 Thread Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List
-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! Dumb question maybe but what does MFD stand for? Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:24 PM, Dave S via CnC-List wrote: > Now sells on

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-21 Thread dwight veinot via CnC-List
Dumb question maybe but what does MFD stand for? Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 9:24 PM, Dave S via CnC-List wrote: > Now sells only MFDs with optional add-ons. Like autopilots, VHF radios, > standalone instrumen

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-21 Thread John McKay via CnC-List
As a follow up, I do like the EV100. I installed, did the one or two circles and it works. The calibration was a breeze! J On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 8:03 PM, G Collins via CnC-List wrote: You Ray haters kill me...  just kidding!  But sometimes it pays to read the manual before y

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread G Collins via CnC-List
You Ray haters kill me... just kidding! But sometimes it pays to read the manual before you buy, and they are all available online these days. That Garmin thing is a cool solution, I like it. The Navico (B&G) version doesn't seem to be available anywhere, so that may have been a possible ro

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread RANDY via CnC-List
st [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Pete Shelquist via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 9:59 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Pete Shelquist Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! You raymarine

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business

2016-09-20 Thread Dreuge via CnC-List
Raymarine is not so bad. When the day comes that you buy a device, which is not from Raymarine, but you are required to use a Raymarine MFD to upgrade the software or even use the device, then you’ll feel like a Mac(or Linux) user. As a non-Microsoft software user, I feel your pain.But

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
cnc-list@cnc-list.com; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Pete Shelquist Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! You raymarine guys kill me. Defend it to the end and drag others down when it's obvious that Ray falls short. I've been saying it for years:

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
This is absolutely nothing new at all! I was a Raytheon dealer back in the day and they were always pulling crap like this. Their XX radar series was supposed to transfer a target from radar to chart plotter (back when this was a brand new idea). I sold a radar and plotter with this as a selling

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread Pete Shelquist via CnC-List
rt Credit Yacht Club From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 8:23 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Hoyt, Mike Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! My Garmin

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread Frederick G Street via CnC-List
m> > Cc: Hoyt, Mike mailto:mike.h...@impgroup.com>> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot > business! > > My Garmin GPSMap 740 plotter uses a SD Card to update firmware after > downloading the file to the SD card from a compu

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread Paul Fountain via CnC-List
list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dave S via CnC-List Sent: Monday, September 19, 2016 11:06 PM To: C&c Stus List; cnclistforw...@hotmail.com<mailto:cnclistforw...@hotmail.com> Cc: Dave S Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! LOL, OK, s

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
: Monday, September 19, 2016 11:06 PM To: C&c Stus List; cnclistforw...@hotmail.com Cc: Dave S Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! LOL, OK, should not have implied ALL other vendors, but my cursory search found this this N2K to USB cable for your (?)

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-20 Thread Frederick G Street via CnC-List
Dave and all: what “announcement” is this, exactly? I still get dealer-only emails from Raymarine, and I haven’t received any announcements like the one you reference. And as Graham mentioned, Raymarine is NOT the only one who uses their MFDs to update other system software. Simrad, B&G and o

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business

2016-09-20 Thread Dave S via CnC-List
stumbles, learnings, mistakes included. http://cncwindstar.blogspot.ca/ Dave 33-2 Message: 6 Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 05:44:58 + (UTC) From: RANDY To: cnc-list Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! Message-ID: <1263700711.917947.147

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-19 Thread RANDY via CnC-List
s update their Airmar-made sensors. I'm sure there are situations where manufacturers attempt to promote a proprietary, closed-shop approach to updating but most of those i found did not. Dave. From: G Collins < cnclistforw...@hotmail.com > To: " cnc-list@cnc-list.com " < c

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-19 Thread John McKay via CnC-List
ttempt to promote a proprietary, closed-shop approach to updating but most of those i found did not. Dave.  From: G Collins To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and         autopilot business! Message-ID:         Content-Type:

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-19 Thread Dave S via CnC-List
ject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business! Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Other vendors don't take this approach? Sure they do. I've got B&G Triton displays - can't do any updating on the

Re: Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-19 Thread G Collins via CnC-List
Other vendors don't take this approach? Sure they do. I've got B&G Triton displays - can't do any updating on them without a B&G MFD. Same is true with all that I'm aware of. And I'd love to buy a Maretron ultrasonic tank level sender, it is N2K - but to calibrate it I also have to buy one o

Stus-List Raymarine exits the instrument, vhf and autopilot business!

2016-09-19 Thread Dave S via CnC-List
Now sells only MFDs with optional add-ons. Like autopilots, VHF radios, standalone instruments... S, after a some very cordial discussion with Raymarine this week, I learned it is impossible to update the firmware on any of the thousands of dollars of brand new stuff on Windstar, unless I als