Gwylan
Well-Known Member
We are a Westerly Seahawk that wanders the waters of the UK, France, Belgium & The Netherlands.
The Philips Mk8 GPS is threatening to give up on me. Little electronic hints that suggest worse things to come.
Anyone got an old, but functional unit sitting in the shed, loft, garage?
Or, what do I do next?
We have a Yeoman [very early model] that I like and have learned to get the best out of. This receives gps signal from an external aerial, shared with the Philips and they 'talk ' to each other. We have a NASA GPS display in the cockpit - why doesn't it give vmg?
Obviously there is a feed to the VHF with gps data and it all talks to Otto, the autohelm. Guiding him from waypoint to waypoint.
So for the future it would be good to have a display at the helm with AIS receiving included. Making the Channel and other routes popular with large boats a little easier and less nerve wracking. Also to allow route changes, modifications as we go along, without having to go to the nav station.
We would like some sort of display at the nav station. This will cover up the big hole in the bulkhead left by the Philips being removed. Also it will allow passage planning at the nav station using the Yeoman and other methods of creating routes.
What do people suggest. Budget is, as ever modest, but we only want to do this once so lets say £1500.
The Philips Mk8 GPS is threatening to give up on me. Little electronic hints that suggest worse things to come.
Anyone got an old, but functional unit sitting in the shed, loft, garage?
Or, what do I do next?
We have a Yeoman [very early model] that I like and have learned to get the best out of. This receives gps signal from an external aerial, shared with the Philips and they 'talk ' to each other. We have a NASA GPS display in the cockpit - why doesn't it give vmg?
Obviously there is a feed to the VHF with gps data and it all talks to Otto, the autohelm. Guiding him from waypoint to waypoint.
So for the future it would be good to have a display at the helm with AIS receiving included. Making the Channel and other routes popular with large boats a little easier and less nerve wracking. Also to allow route changes, modifications as we go along, without having to go to the nav station.
We would like some sort of display at the nav station. This will cover up the big hole in the bulkhead left by the Philips being removed. Also it will allow passage planning at the nav station using the Yeoman and other methods of creating routes.
What do people suggest. Budget is, as ever modest, but we only want to do this once so lets say £1500.