[C320-list] Mast wiring question

[John Meyers]

I also installed a TackTic wireless system on Wind Chime #406.  I love it.
The mast head equipment is solar powered and from what I was told or read
there is 200 hours in a charge which is hard to believe, but mine has
always worked and has had no problems in communications with the other
equipment. The black box is attached, out of sight, behind the board where
the radio is.

Someone told me that getting a chart plotter on the wireless that
some TackTic systems use might be a problem depending on the wireless
specifications. This is something I need to research. Does anyone know
about this being a problem or can recommend a chart plotter that does work
with TackTics?  Thanks in advance.

John Meyers
Muskegon, MI



On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Brian/Carol McLamb <bjcnmclamb at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Doug.  I am the proud owner of Serenity #1075.  You my want to consider
> the TackTic wireless unit.  It has been great for me over the years.
> Someone at a local boat yard with a crane, or maybe even on a bosun chair
> can mount the masthead unit, and then you place the receiving unit at/near
> the helm so you can see both wind direction and intensity.  This does not
> require any wiring so it can be done with the mast in place.  No matter
> which way you go I know you will enjoy having the wind direction and speed
> visible at the helm.
>
> Brian McLamb
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM, Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > All,
> >
> > I'm planning an electronics upgrade this off-season and included in that
> > job is fitting a masthead wind sensor. September Song doesn't currently
> > have one, so there's no wiring already in place. I know I'll need the
> > mast pulled to get access, but I'm looking for tips on the rest of the
> > job. Looking at the ceiling in the cabin where the compression post is
> > fitted, I don't see any access to run wires, so I am assuming that once
> > the mast is out of the way, I'll be able to get access through the deck
> > to run wires? My mast is an older one and does not have the access panel
> > like some newer C320's.
> >
> > Any guidance on how the wires should be routed would be appreciated.
> > Anyone who's done this job, I'd love to hear from you.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > --
> > Doug Treff
> > Catalina 320 - 1996 - September Song - #350
> > http://savvysailor.blogspot.com/
> > doug at treff.us
> >
> >
>