I've had my eye on the ST40 bidata system for a while now. While I like to
support Canadian businesses as often as I can, I will point out that
Defender has the better price, $314:
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|344|2028690|2028816&id=743715

To complicate things however, Raymarine now has the i40 Bidata system:
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|344|2028690|2028816&id=2073952

hmmmmm

Steve
C&C 32
Toronto

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:21 AM, dwight veinot
<dwightvei...@hfx.eastlink.ca>wrote:

> I also agree with Mike and Steve, the Raymarine ST 40 bidata (speed and
> depth) is a very good unit at an attractive price for 2
> instruments...$419.95 at the Binnacle in Halifax).  I had one on my C&C 27
> and it never failed me.
>
>
>
>
> http://ca.binnacle.com/Electronics-Multi-Function-Instruments/c12_41/p1500/R
> AYMARINE-ST40-BIDATA-WITH-TRANSDUCERS-E22045/product_info.html
>
>
>
> Dwight Veinot
>
> C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
>
> Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
>
>   _____
>
> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Steve
> Thomas
> Sent: October 9, 2012 10:09 AM
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Subject: Re: Stus-List 26 Instruments
>
>
>
> I'll second Mike's opinion on the ST40 instruments.
>
> I replaced the Datamarine depth and speed instruments on my boat with the
> ST40 Bidata display and transducers 10 years ago.
>
> No regrets.
>
>
>
> It quit working once. Somehow it had decided to be a repeater only, but I
> got the manual out and reprogrammed it. I had been testing a second (ST30)
> unit on the same ST buss, and I suspect that may have had something to do
> with it. No problems at all since or otherwise.
>
>
>
> As for the existing transducer, just try it with the new unit. It will
> either work or it won't. They are all ceramic transducers, but they have
> different fundamental frequencies. I can't see how it could cause any
> damage. Most are manufactured by Airmar and may be rebranded when packaged
> with the display units.
>
>
>
> Steve Thomas
>
> C&C27 MKIII
>
> Port Stanley, ON
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Hoyt,
> Mike
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2012 8:17 AM
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Subject: Re: Stus-List 26 Instruments
>
> How about adding a couple hundred to purchase budget and buying a modern
> depth display and mounting in cockpit.  Great variety of budget ones here
> http://www.defender.com/category.jsp?path=-1|344|2028690
> <http://www.defender.com/category.jsp?path=-1|344|2028690&id=2028818>
> &id=2028818
>
>
>
> I love the Raymarine ST40 in this category.  Lort of instrument for the
> price
>
>
>
> BTW - this weekend we were sailing in a vet deep water harbour (Halifax)
> rounding an island (Georges) and I happened to glance at depth display and
> saw 11 feet under keel.  That was not good.  HAd the display been inside
> cabin it would not have been noticed and we would have grounded very hard
>
>
>
> Mike
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of
> wster1...@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 8:25 PM
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Subject: Stus-List 26 Instruments
>
> Hi- I am buying a C&C 26 from around 1977. The boat has a Datamarine LX 360
> and S100 K II. And a Simpson Echo 1. I bought the manual but can't find
> much
> on the original instruments. Top priority is getting a working depth
> finder.
> The Echo is mounted inside the cabin which I can't understand you can't see
> it from the cockpit. Any help would be appreciated. The transducer for the
> Echo looks in good shape it is made from bronze. Is it usable with
> something
> like a newer Moor depth finder. Moor looks like they would fit in the
> datamarine holes. Thanks Bill Sterling
>
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