
information on those peculiarly-routed ships and ferries that charge
through the crowded sailing waters of the Bay displayed in real time with
heading, speed, size and possible collision risks assessed.
b). A lesser worry is yachts, but still a real concern in fog. At the moment I
have a pressurized can driving a handheld foghorn. Not dependable nor
systematically used. I would like a Public Address (PA) horn that was
electronically controlled to emit repetitive fog signals if we had to sail in
thick fog.
3. Better course following with the Autopilot:
The autopilot works well, but does not follow a set course particularly
tightly, especially downwind. I would like it to be able to steer as well as I do.
Choices in Upgrading:
1. For the chartplotter at the helm I need a bigger display. Either an iPad, a
daylight visible LCD tied to the navstation computer or a new
chartplotter. I chose the last.
1a). an iPad without large and ugly sun shades which seemed completely
inappropriate in my cockpit, there was no way to read one in full sunlight.
Waterproofing also seems a little funky.
1b). marine LCD: a waterproof daylight readable LCD. No mouse, so
touchscreen, and I could be wearing gloves, so resistive not capacitive.
These are available, but for a 12” its around $2,450 and this is without the
multiplexer I would need to get all the instrument data into the navstation
computer and so to the helm display.
1c). MFD: the option of a new multi-function display from Raymarine or
another brand of marine chartplotter. Unlike my laptop, these do nothing
else except act as a display and interactive tool for navigation. They require
purchased charts (and purchased updates) as opposed to the free,
Upgrading Raymarine navigation system and autopilot
from 2001 originals to current 2012
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