[Rhodes22-list] R22 Instrumentation

[TN Rhodey]

Dave,

Unless you have stern rail seats you will not be sitting at the aft end of 
the cockpit to steer. Even without tiller extension you will want to sit 
just in front of the tiller.

I added a tiller exstension a few years ago and now sit in the very front of 
the cockpit. This is especially true when sailing. Having crew changes 
things but you will never really want to sail sitting in aft end of cockpit.

My previous owner installed a huge Ritchie Composs mounted on port bulkhead. 
It is easy to read from most any angle. Also nice as a second compass are 
the hand held sighting compasses ......you know the kind on a handle.

Wally
>From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] R22 Instrumentation
>Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:42:30 EST
>
>
>Dave, Rick, Michael, Will,  Ed, Mary Lou,  Russ, everyone who  responded,
>thank you for responding to my request for info regarding  instrumentation.
>
>One theme that appears to run through many of the responses is that reading
>instruments, esp the compass, from the back of the cockpit can be a problem 
>-
>as  in, get a large compass.  A second theme is that some put much more $ 
>into
>  nav aids than others - local sailing requirements vary.
>
>Regarding compasses, putting a somewhat smaller Richie compass on a bracket
>closer to the stern seems like an interesting option, it’s close so it 
>should
>be  easily readable.  But unless you’re looking down on it will there be 
>a
>problem reading it?  That is, if you’re sailing north and the compass is
>aligned with the keel of the vessel the compass card will point to north, 
>but if
>the compass is at eye level and you’re reading the compass from the side 
>in the
>cockpit, you’ll see east or west, assuming you’re offset 90o.  Am I 
>right
>about this, or is there a way to substantially offset the compass card?   
>Are
>you basically going to have to get on top of that compass to read it?
>
>If the compass card can’t be offset then a large bulkhead mount might be  
>the
>only way to go, or mount it on a slat.  But it’s a long way from the  
>back of
>the cockpit to the aft cabin wall and monitoring a compass heading might  
>be
>a problem.  Perhaps the easiest cure is a tiller extension - get a large
>compass and get closer to it.
>
>Regarding a wireless depth finder: In poking around I discovered Humminbird
>makes a PiranhaMax 30 that’s wireless.  I have no idea how well it works, 
>  it
>looks to me like a PDA display.  The ads don’t say it gives velocity,
>distance traveled, etc, so it may not have all the desirable bells &  
>whistles, but
>it might give depth.
>
>It's still not clear to me how you protect the electronic products  from 
>the
>weather and secure them, over the long term.  I understand they  are
>waterproofed and weather proofed, but they are above all electronic, so 
>over  the long
>term I'd like to keep any display out of the weather to the  maximum extent
>possible.  Also, I'd like to be able to secure it at  the end of the day.  
>I
>understand how that's done with the Lowrance, but  not the Tridata or 
>Humminbird
>products.  It's a concern.
>
>Regarding GPS, it seems like a mixed bag.  It seems a chart  plotter is a
>goal, but it’s expensive and might walk away.  Also, if it’s  at the 
>front of
>the cockpit visibility likely will be a problem, if your  sailing a close 
>course
>unless a tiller extension will let you get closer to  it.  As with the 
>depth
>finder,  I’m not sure how you’d protect some of  the products, like the
>Humminbird, from weather over the long term. I’m not sure  a handheld, or 
>even a
>laptop GPS system wouldn’t be enough to help you find  your way home in 
>the fog,
>several responders use handhelds successfully.  I  may wait on this and go
>with a hand held or laptop for the near  term.
>
>Thanks again for everyone's input.
>
>Dave
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