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 > > > > > > _____ > > 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 > > _____ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5317 - Release Date: 10/08/12 > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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