[C320-list] Trouble shooting Raymarine Instrumentation

[Rod Boer]

When Odyssey was commissioned last spring I discovered that my wind
instrument no longer displayed what Raymarine calls "true wind".  While what
it supplies isn't really true wind it is still useful to me.  The wind
instrument still provides apparent wind and in order to this it is receiving
information from the masthead wind vane and the anemometer.  I am also
displaying speed through the water on my knot meter which comes from the
paddle wheel.  As near as I can determine this is all the information that
is required for the Raymarine version of true wind and it all is available
in the instrument housing.

 

At this time the first place that I will start trouble shooting is by
checking the Sea Talk cables to see if there is a bad connection.  Has
anyone else experienced this issue and fixed the problem.  If so I would
appreciate if you could provide your findings as this might save time
troubleshooting.  Thanks.

 

Rod Boer, Odyssey #688