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I am looking at digital sailing watches that include a barometer. I
would appreciate any comments. feedback and suggestions.

Jack

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Jack Dale
ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore Instructor
CYA Advanced Cruising Instructor
http://www.swiftsuresailing.com
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I don't know first hand about a watch with a barometer but I do know
that they are a bit sensitive. I admit that would be really cool to
have but i would still keep my bulkhead mounted one and trust it more.

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Jack Dale wrote:
I am looking at digital sailing watches that include a barometer. I
would appreciate any comments. feedback and suggestions.

hi jack,

there is a inexpensive (less than 200$us) casio watch called the
"pathfinder" that does this. i think the watch comes in a few
different designs, some of which even have a digital compass in them.

and of course there are much more expensive ones than casio too ..

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Casio FTS1003...$45...at wris****ch.com, the more expensive
models can measure water depth as well (down to 300ft I think).
and have digital compasses.
Tom

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That's unreal cool. Do they work?

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Suunto also makes barometer watches.

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Don't know yet, I just ordered it....for $45 it's worth a try, it takes
measurements every 2 hours (apparently it puts a drain on the
battery), so only done in the background every 2 hrs, done continuesly
when in bar mode. Whats nice is you can check past readings at anytime
to see if its rising/falling. You can download the user manual, check
it out.
Timex has one too I thought but I never found it
I have the Weems & Plath (sp?) combo bar/temp/humidty gauge, but I'm
less than impress with it. When I had it on the boat (in high humidity)
it was
reading temp 15+ degs too high. You can adjust the bar but not the temp
or humidity gauges. Back at home its back to normal.
Another good and inexpensive toy to have is a outdoor/indoor wireless
thermometer,
other than the obvious use, I put the outdoor thermo in the reefer, I
can monitor
temp without opening it up. I just run the reefer when I run the engine
or when
I need to (DC holding plate). Amps are precious on a small boat.
Tom

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I sort of thought it would be much to strap something like that to your
wrist. You have to adjust everything just from wave bumping, I can't
imagine having good readings from something moving like your arm -

Let us know when you get your and how it works. it sounds like a toy
that is still worth having at that price.

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"Da Kine" wrote in message
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That's unreal cool. Do they work?

Around 1994 I took a Casio barometer watch to Nepal where I was hiking. The
altimeter and barometer worked very well up to the stated maximum altitude
of 15,000 feet. That watch had no graphing capability, fairly simple.
Battery lasted 2 years I think.

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Suunto, and even the Casio's are pretty bulky. I'm not real keen on
having a gigantic wrist watch. I'm going for a bulkhead mounted
digital barometer, which also does a bunch of other weather functions
for about $100, and keep the watches small and waterproof.

Luc

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Do not waste your money on a Suunto. My M9 pos has been back for repair
twice in 12 months, talking to other Suunto owners this seems quite normal.
The barometer does work well but for over $600!!!

Sloooowww GPS fix, compass wildly inaccurate despite swinging it many times
etc. Get this major feature, if you plug it in to recharge, it disengages
the GPS! What genius came up with that....

Cheers
"Chris" wrote in message
oups.com...
Suunto also makes barometer watches.

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Da Kine wrote:
That's unreal cool. Do they work?

Yes, as they sink to the bottom they measure the distance travelled.

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Thanks for all the input. I am focusing on the Cauio watches. there
a a ton with barometers.

As an instructor I sail a lot of charter boats that do not have
bulhead barometers. I have been hammered a couple of times by lows
more severe than forecast.

Jack

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Jack Dale
ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore Instructor
CYA Advanced Cruising Instructor
http://www.swiftsuresailing.com
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