I did a number of upgrades including some new instruments. I bought and
installed the Micronet wireless stuff. So far so good. Is anyone else using
these?

--
Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass

Mundo wrote:
I did a number of upgrades including some new instruments. I bought and
installed the Micronet wireless stuff. So far so good. Is anyone else using
these?


Don't have it myself, but sailed with a couple of people who do. The
biggest problem I've seen so far is that they sometimes reset
themselves when off for a long period. Less of a problem IMHO than
running wires, maintainence of same, and calibration problems
associated with wire runs (shorts, surges, impedance match, etc etc
etc).

The next thing I expect hot-shot racers to come up with is a black box
to read the competition's wireless instruments... or maybe a jammer....

-signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye)

wrote:
Mundo wrote:
I did a number of upgrades including some new instruments. I bought and
installed the Micronet wireless stuff. So far so good. Is anyone else using
these?


Don't have it myself, but sailed with a couple of people who do. The
biggest problem I've seen so far is that they sometimes reset
themselves when off for a long period. Less of a problem IMHO than
running wires, maintainence of same, and calibration problems
associated with wire runs (shorts, surges, impedance match, etc etc
etc).

The next thing I expect hot-shot racers to come up with is a black box
to read the competition's wireless instruments... or maybe a jammer....

-signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye)


Pretty expensive for what they are.

WW

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:03:57 -0500, wrote
(in article om):

Mundo wrote:
I did a number of upgrades including some new instruments. I bought and
installed the Micronet wireless stuff. So far so good. Is anyone else using
these?


Don't have it myself, but sailed with a couple of people who do. The
biggest problem I've seen so far is that they sometimes reset
themselves when off for a long period. Less of a problem IMHO than
running wires, maintainence of same, and calibration problems
associated with wire runs (shorts, surges, impedance match, etc etc
etc).

The next thing I expect hot-shot racers to come up with is a black box
to read the competition's wireless instruments... or maybe a jammer....

-signed- Injun Ear (formerly known as Eagle Eye)


Good thing I don't race. (unless there is another boat nearby)I liked the
simplicity of installation and of course doing away with the excess old
wires. They were only a few hundred more than the alternative which would
have involved stripping out all the old stuff and replacing it with new
stuff..wires etc. I did notice that the anemometer reset its self once. So
far i like them. I also like the fact that they can be stowed away when not
being used. So far the installation and learning curve have been fairly easy.

--
Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass

"Mundo" wrote
Good thing I don't race. (unless there is another boat nearby)

You should try racing. It's fun and it'll make a better sailor out of you. I've noticed
if you try to *race* another boat informally and if you get ahead you'll notice them
starting to catch up again. It's because they turn on the motor as soon as they think
you can't hear it.

Cheers,
Ellen
--- the captain who is fair and a piece of ass
http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/album/

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:13:59 -0500, Ellen MacArthur wrote
(in article ews.net):


"Mundo" wrote
Good thing I don't race. (unless there is another boat nearby)

You should try racing. It's fun and it'll make a better sailor out of
you. I've noticed
if you try to *race* another boat informally and if you get ahead you'll
notice them
starting to catch up again. It's because they turn on the motor as soon as
they think
you can't hear it.

Cheers,
Ellen
--- the captain who is fair and a piece of ass
http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/album/



Gosh I would love to be a better sailor. You think racing might help? I like
night racing....the noisy turning of empty winches...the progressively
thicker layer of scotch tape across the stern light. Launching those little
glow sticks into the dark with a slingshot....

--
Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass

"Mundo" wrote
Gosh I would love to be a better sailor. You think racing might help? I like
night racing....the noisy turning of empty winches...the progressively
thicker layer of scotch tape across the stern light. Launching those little
glow sticks into the dark with a slingshot....

Did you see Master and Commander where they made a fake little boat and put
lights on it so the Frenchies would follow it while they got away? Kewl.

Cheers,
Ellen
--- the captain who is fair and a piece of ass
http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/album/

Racing is for sailors who don't have the time to cruise.



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"Mundo" wrote
Good thing I don't race. (unless there is another boat
nearby)

You should try racing. It's fun and it'll make a
better sailor out of you. I've noticed
if you try to *race* another boat informally and if you
get ahead you'll notice them
starting to catch up again. It's because they turn on the
motor as soon as they think
you can't hear it.

Cheers,
Ellen
--- the captain who is fair and a piece of ass
http://ellenmacarthur.badongo.com/album/

"Scotty" wrote
Racing is for sailors who don't have the time to cruise.

Or for sailors who want to improve their cruising abilities.... You can race anything, cars, trucks, bikes, boats,
bodies or even hoppy toads. Anybody who races gets better than anybody who doesn't. Even if you lose you learn
much more than if you never raced.

Cheers,
Ellen