Question to the collective.

A buddy of mine is in the the process of replacing most of the
instruments on his sail boat (depth, speed apparent wind). It's a
pretty simple installation with no repeaters, just instruments located
in the cockpit bulkhead.

The question came up what would be the benefit in having the
instruments communicate with each other using Sea talk or NMEA?

I am well aware of the benefits of having the GPS talk to the
Autopilot but any reasons for having the rest of the instruments
communicate with each other, escape me.

Many thanks in advance for enlightening me.


Matt

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Question to the collective.

A buddy of mine is in the the process of replacing most of the
instruments on his sail boat (depth, speed apparent wind). It's a
pretty simple installation with no repeaters, just instruments located
in the cockpit bulkhead.

The question came up what would be the benefit in having the
instruments communicate with each other using Sea talk or NMEA?

I am well aware of the benefits of having the GPS talk to the
Autopilot but any reasons for having the rest of the instruments
communicate with each other, escape me.

Many thanks in advance for enlightening me.


Matt


If the instruments talk to each other, you can know true wind, current,
drift, etc.

"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
et...

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Question to the collective.

A buddy of mine is in the the process of replacing most of the
instruments on his sail boat (depth, speed apparent wind). It's a
pretty simple installation with no repeaters, just instruments
located
in the cockpit bulkhead.

The question came up what would be the benefit in having the
instruments communicate with each other using Sea talk or NMEA?

I am well aware of the benefits of having the GPS talk to the
Autopilot but any reasons for having the rest of the instruments
communicate with each other, escape me.

Many thanks in advance for enlightening me.


Matt


If the instruments talk to each other, you can know true wind,
current, drift, etc.


You can know all that just by having a magnetic compass and a GPS. You
are so lame...

Wilbur Hubbard

No, you merely guess at it with a magnetic compass and GPS.

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message ...


You can know all that just by having a magnetic compass and a GPS. You are so lame...

Wilbur Hubbard

"Chuck Tribolet" wrote in message
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No, you merely guess at it with a magnetic compass and GPS.

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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You can know all that just by having a magnetic compass and a GPS. You
are so lame...

Wilbur Hubbard



Why use calculus when the instruments can do it for you? :-)

And weren't you leaving, Captain Kneel? Oh -- I forgot. The whole "Wilbur is
a liar" thing.

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:46:37 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

If the instruments talk to each other, you can know true wind,
current, drift, etc.


You can know all that just by having a magnetic compass and a GPS. You
are so lame...

And you know not of what you speak.

What happened to your departure plan?

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:46:37 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

If the instruments talk to each other, you can know true wind,
current, drift, etc.


You can know all that just by having a magnetic compass and a GPS. You
are so lame...

And you know not of what you speak.

What happened to your departure plan?


I'm not the real Wilbur Hubbard. I'm somebody else who's frogging him.
Won't he be upset if he comes back and sees he's still here! Ha ha ha!

Wilbur Hubbard

"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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Question to the collective.

A buddy of mine is in the the process of replacing most of the
instruments on his sail boat (depth, speed apparent wind). It's a
pretty simple installation with no repeaters, just instruments located
in the cockpit bulkhead.

The question came up what would be the benefit in having the
instruments communicate with each other using Sea talk or NMEA?

I am well aware of the benefits of having the GPS talk to the
Autopilot but any reasons for having the rest of the instruments
communicate with each other, escape me.

Many thanks in advance for enlightening me.


Matt


If the instruments talk to each other, you can know true wind, current,
drift, etc.


You can know all that just by having a magnetic compass and a GPS. You are
so lame...

Wilbur Hubbard
1) too many ignorant subscribers
2) too many off-topic posts
3) too much trash talk
4) people here are losers
5) most people don't even know what sailing is, they have pitiful little
motor boats, I've been to the rec.boats.cruising picture site. If you
liars can cruise in those ugly tiny little runabouts then you're
dreaming. There were maybe three or four boats shown that one would be
able to cruise in.
6) the most boring subscribers I've ever seen in any group.

Good riddance to all of you ******s.

Wilbur Hubbard

In the simple configuration you describe there is no reason for the
instruments to communicate with each other, apart from the wind instrument
that can use the speed thru the water to calculate and indicate true wind
direction and speed. If apparent wind is all your buddy needs, no
communication is necessary whatsoever.
If he wants to use the auto pilot in "vane mode", the wind instrument would
have to be linked to the auto pilot as well.
Cheers,
Wout

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| Question to the collective.
|
| A buddy of mine is in the the process of replacing most of the
| instruments on his sail boat (depth, speed apparent wind). It's a
| pretty simple installation with no repeaters, just instruments located
| in the cockpit bulkhead.
|
| The question came up what would be the benefit in having the
| instruments communicate with each other using Sea talk or NMEA?
|
| I am well aware of the benefits of having the GPS talk to the
| Autopilot but any reasons for having the rest of the instruments
| communicate with each other, escape me.
|
| Many thanks in advance for enlightening me.
|
|
| Matt
|

On Apr 10, 6:51 pm, "WBH" wrote:
In the simple configuration you describe there is no reason for the
instruments to communicate with each other, apart from the wind instrument
that can use the speed thru the water to calculate and indicate true wind
direction and speed. If apparent wind is all your buddy needs, no
communication is necessary whatsoever.
If he wants to use the auto pilot in "vane mode", the wind instrument would
have to be linked to the auto pilot as well.
Cheers,
Wout

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| Question to the collective.
|
| A buddy of mine is in the the process of replacing most of the
| instruments on his sail boat (depth, speed apparent wind). It's a
| pretty simple installation with no repeaters, just instruments located
| in the cockpit bulkhead.
|
| The question came up what would be the benefit in having the
| instruments communicate with each other using Sea talk or NMEA?
|
| I am well aware of the benefits of having the GPS talk to the
| Autopilot but any reasons for having the rest of the instruments
| communicate with each other, escape me.
|
| Many thanks in advance for enlightening me.
|
|
| Matt
|

Wout

Many thanks for your reply. I had not considered the autopilot angle.

Thanks

matt