[C320-list] EV-100 install on early 320

[Troy Dunn]

All-

My setup is quite similar to Chris Burti's  electronically .  I forgot
about the itc5 in my Navpod which keeps my ST60+ in play.   All my
instruments are self sufficient so if the MFD fails i can still read wind,
speed, depth and use autopilot.   We have two iphones and two ipads aboard
at all times so we are pretty redundant on chart plotting capability for
our cruising grounds. I'll see if I can dig up a few good pics of my
install and post them in the owners gallery.

As far as wheel pilot kicking out when weather helm gets hairy...yup,
that's a thing.   The admiral however does not appreciate it if the rail is
nearly in the water anyhow. We usually trim out the sails for a smooth ride
with as little weather helm as possible.   Then i set autopilot and away we
go...usually...admittedly wind vane mode seems to oversteer...hence my
thinking on perhaps getting the RPS.

Cheers-

Troy

On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 3:53 PM Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:

> FWIW,
> I have recently installed a Raymarine Axiom 9 + MFD, already had a
> Raymarine i70 display and p70 autopilot that I installed two years ago.
> They are coupled with the EV200 below deck actuator and linear ram. Using
> the itc 5 converter I was able to use our original ST60 wind, depth and
> speed sensors. Any one of the three screens is capable of displaying the
> instrument info with the others turned off. If the MFD is working, I can
> view and control it from my iPhone or iPad.
>
> So. if you have a well integrated system it actually provides redundancy.
>
> I also have iNav and Navinocs as back up on my iPhone and Open Cap'n on a
> laptop with a usb gps puck along with paper charts, compass and binoculars.
>
> Fair Winds,
> Chris Burti
> Commitment #867
> Farmville, NC
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 2:52 PM Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >  Jack-
> > I think you made very good points about the newer instrument displays
> > where all is combined (and you may then lose all info from a failure). My
> > instruments system is old that we inherited on our 1994 boat, but all is
> > luckily working (separate autopilot, depth, water speed, wind).  However,
> > compared to your shrouds yarn "wind instruments",  I would be
> disappointed
> > now not to have my electronic wind instruments (direction/speed).
> > Dave Hupe
> > 1994 C320 (#32)
> >
> >
> >
>