WAC_IDEAWORKS

Thank you!

Wow, where have I been... I never heard of OpenPlotter until you shared this. I am going to rethink my electronics update. Up to this point, I've been using the Navionics app on my phone on a tablet. The yearly subscription to the sonarchat data is really worth it for the increased accuracy with 1ft contour lines in places. But recently I realized for about $150 I could get the Vexilar SP200 Sonar Phone: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CJJBMDO This uses a dual sonar sensor to create a Wifi hot spot that send the data to your tablet or phone running navionics. So it's crowd sourcing the continual re-mapping of the bodies of water you travel, and you can download updates to the charts to get everyone else's contributions as well. It seems pretty cool in theory, although I have seen o...

Wow, where have I been... I never heard of OpenPlotter until you shared this. I am going to rethink my electronics update. Up to this point, I've been using the Navionics app on my phone on a tablet. The yearly subscription to the sonarchat data is really worth it for the increased accuracy with 1ft contour lines in places. But recently I realized for about $150 I could get the Vexilar SP200 Sonar Phone: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CJJBMDO This uses a dual sonar sensor to create a Wifi hot spot that send the data to your tablet or phone running navionics. So it's crowd sourcing the continual re-mapping of the bodies of water you travel, and you can download updates to the charts to get everyone else's contributions as well. It seems pretty cool in theory, although I have seen once where it has bad data (an apparent 500ft deep spot north of the Bay Bridge on the Chesapeake Bay). But it doesn't connect to anything else. Now I'm going to look into how these two might work together potentially. Thanks for the suggestion. I might be more likely to wire the Pi in to the boat directly, since I'd have to tether cabling to my NEMA devices anyway, but I'm thinking about the pros and cons. Much appreciated!

I was thinking a simple method, a single throw double pole switch, so that as I switch the power from one to the other in one click. You could make it a 3-position switch instead if you wanted the middle to be OFF, and the two other positions to be ON with two different power sources.

Also keep in mind before removing the mast, boom, and rigging, that weight was part of the standard equipment. Putting a little outboard on like that is likely a lighter setup, not heavier. If you are going to deck it, lighter is better.I was thinking of doing this, but putting the outboard in the middle so it wouldn't cavitate or dunk in rough waters. But then you'd still need to use some parts of the rudder system or something similar to steer.Nice work though :)

Wilkinsonaw, that looks like a nice compact setup.

Thanks!