[C320-list] New Boat - Instruments

[Matt Neumann]

Len,

I am going to install my Raymarine C80 over the next few weekends. Did you install a radar also? Which side of the pedestal did you run the wires? Any other hints?

Thanks in Advance

Matt 
#669
San Mateo,CA

-------------- Original message from belairlk at aim.com: -------------- 


> Have Raymarine C-80 chartplotter---pricey, but gives you everything but change 
> for a twenty, connects to all Raymarine instruments for readouts. Check it out. 
> 
> Len 
> Aqua5 #1070 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Annie Bennett 
> To: 'C320-List' 
> Sent: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:41:13 +1100 
> Subject: RE: [C320-list] New Boat - Instruments 
> 
> 
> Alec, what made you choose Tick Tack instruments for your new FIGMENT III 
> #1081? I hadn't heard of them but have now had a look at the website. 
> 
> Our old boat had a vertical pedestal but the new boat has the bent pedestal. 
> A Raymarine transducer is already installed. For instruments we are 
> thinking of just having a square instrument housing (a Navpod CP100) with a 
> Garman GPS 178, Raymarine Wind and Raymarine Depth. That will fill the pod 
> so we thought the autopilot (Coursemaster) could then can go off to the side 
> of the boat. 
> 
> The reason is so I can do away with instruments towards the top of the 
> pedestal as I find with the tall pedestal, they really block my vision. 
> 
> I'd thought we might be able to get the Garmin chartplotter to display depth 
> and therefore do away with the depth sounder but it won't read the Raymarine 
> transducer. I particularly want a Garmin chartplotter becaue it seems to be 
> the only one that will give you the ETA at the final destination as opposed 
> to just the next Waypoint. Any comments from anyone on the list on the set 
> up before it's too late! 
> 
> Annie Bennett 
> Topcat #1073 
> 
> 
> 
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