Hi Folks,
My 15 year old depth/log/wind display (NAVMAN) just bit the dust and im looking at replacement options.
The frustrating thing is that the sender/transducers and all the
wiring are fine, its just the display unit that is damaged (not repairable).
Ive come across a few options;
1) Complete new
raymarine or tacktick wireless system. Cost = $2000ish installed (ouch)
OR
2) A wireless multiplexer linking all the currently installed transducers (that worke fine) to an
iPad or Android tablet. Cost = Guessing less that $1000 ?
So far I havent found an elegant solution to linking all the
instruments together as it seems there are multiple different components required that may or may not
work well together.
Also re option 2, all my
diesel engine instruments are old and working intermittently. I can replace the
engine panel for $600+ or could perhaps feed the engine instrument senders to
wifi as well, thus having a display on my
ipad with all the nav and engine data, as well as a plotter perhaps.
My
research so far has shown me that all of this is technically possible, but i guess the question I am asking is...... how realistic is it and does it
work reliably and seamlessly ??
Thanks !