wkearney99
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- Grand Banks 47 Eastbay FB
Apparently there's a backlog on Airmar weather modules.
Anyone know if there's any complications or unexpected differences between a labeled Airmar unit and what appears to be "the same thing" from Navico or Furuno? Are these literally the same thing as the Airmar, just with a different label painted on them? The concern being configuration options and firmware upgrades.
I'm trying to get my winter projects moved along and getting Airmar 120WX or 220WX units is proving to be a problem.
I could go with either a 110WX or a 220WX, as I have other sources on board for some of the data. The 220WX has GPS, but I have that from another source (I'd likely configure this one not to squawk it on the bus). The 220WX also has gyro and rate of turn data, and I think it's faster than the existing H2183 I've got on board. But I don't know how well the H2183 was performing before (as I never really paid close attention to it).
I made zero use of autopilot last season due to an intermittent rudder position error. That and most Chesapeake cruising we do doesn't typically require or benefit from autopilot operation. So there wasn't much need to focus on rate of turn or other data that might be used by the autopilot.
Anyone know if there's any complications or unexpected differences between a labeled Airmar unit and what appears to be "the same thing" from Navico or Furuno? Are these literally the same thing as the Airmar, just with a different label painted on them? The concern being configuration options and firmware upgrades.
I'm trying to get my winter projects moved along and getting Airmar 120WX or 220WX units is proving to be a problem.
I could go with either a 110WX or a 220WX, as I have other sources on board for some of the data. The 220WX has GPS, but I have that from another source (I'd likely configure this one not to squawk it on the bus). The 220WX also has gyro and rate of turn data, and I think it's faster than the existing H2183 I've got on board. But I don't know how well the H2183 was performing before (as I never really paid close attention to it).
I made zero use of autopilot last season due to an intermittent rudder position error. That and most Chesapeake cruising we do doesn't typically require or benefit from autopilot operation. So there wasn't much need to focus on rate of turn or other data that might be used by the autopilot.