Re: [Cal_Boats] Water wheel [Nexus] [Timm]

What do you think of this system? http://www.pyacht.com/cgi-bin/pagegen.pl?pr+nex2293343 What would you add or do differently? They also have a system with a triducer but I THINK I read that the speed/temp was more sensitive than the triducer. Comments on that? Allen On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 8:09 PM, <ti… [at] ch2m.com> wrote: > ** > > > I have the Nexus Classic.. the old stuff, with an FDX server on both > boats.**** > > ** ** > > I am slowly updating as necessary to the newer NX2 and NXR , simply > because the plastic cases are in failure mode. **** > > ** ** > > The new and old stuff is interchangeable; same RS485 data bus internal and > NMEA 0183 external output/inputs**** > > ** ** > > Cheers,**** > > * * > > *[image: cid:image005.png@01CBF93B.85770E70]* > > *Timm Lessley* > > 503.863.4019 Cell to cell calls**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Allen Edwards > *Sent:* Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:55 PM > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [Cal_Boats] Water wheel [Nexus]**** > > ** ** > > **** > > Timm,**** > > ** ** > > Which Nexus instruments/ system/ model/ family/ etc do you have?**** > > ** ** > > Allen**** > > On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 7:48 PM, <ti… [at] ch2m.com> wrote:**** > > **** > > Charlie**** > > **** > > No matter how much you push the envelope, it'll still be stationery.**** > > **** > > Cheers,**** > > * ***** > > *[image: cid:image005.png@01CBF93B.85770E70]***** > > *Timm Lessley***** > > 503.863.4019 Cell to cell calls**** > > **** > > *From:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *Husar, Charlie [USA] (ASE) > *Sent:* Thursday, December 08, 2011 8:24 PM > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* RE: [Cal_Boats] Water wheel [Nexus]**** > > **** > > **** > > I’m going to write a song for Timm called “Sailing with My DooDads”. I > think it will be to the tune of “Working in the Coal Mines” by Lee Dorsey. > **** > > **** > > Cheers**** > > Charlie**** > > **** > > *From:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *ti… [at] ch2m.com > *Sent:* Thursday, December 08, 2011 3:31 PM > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Subject:* [Cal_Boats] Water wheel [Nexus]**** > > **** > > > > > **** > > I too would be interested as to why Nexus does not work for you.**** > > **** > > I have two complete systems on Freewind and California Girl. Combined they > have 9 trips to and from Hawaii and numerous coastal voyages from Mexico to > Canada logging well over 100,000 nm.**** > > **** > > Both systems exceed 15 years of service and have yet to fail. They are > reaching the end of their material science, as the plastic has begun to > craze on some screens after 15 years in the elements, yet they still work. > **** > > **** > > I have sailed with Raymarine, tack tick, as well as Signet and Garmin… > my experience and opinion is that these systems are quite pale in > comparison.**** > > **** > > As one of the first integrated instrument systems, the Nexus information > is easily available on a laptop using third party and in house software. I > particularly like the self calibrating and race day wind twist features. > The output from the instruments updates my laptop, autopilot, vhf radio, > Epirb and via Bluetooth, any other capable device.**** > > I can record any sailing day and replay it real time or accelerated to > critique a race or event. There are so many other features to brag about, I > hardly know where to begin.**** > > **** > > Accuracy, longevity, flexibility, survivability, price, simplicity. I’ve > not discovered a system that is remotely comparable – on any aspect. **** > > **** > > [image: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CCB5AD.A8249080][image: > Description: cid:image002.jpg@01CCB5AD.A8249080][image: Description: > cid:image003.jpg@01CCB5AD.A8249080][image: Description: > cid:image008.jpg@01CCB5AD.A8249080]**** > > **** > > **** > > *Timm Lessley***** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > > > > **** > > ** ** > > **** > > >