Dwight, I believe the ST-60 uses the same transducer as the ST-40 that I have. Yours is designed to be used as a thru-hull correct?
Steve www.sv-suhana.com/ Toronto On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 9:38 AM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve > > > > I have a Raymarine st60 system. The transducer is the ordinary thru hull > unit. A few years back I cleaned the inside of the hull well with acetone > in the spot I wanted to mount it and simply plunked it down in a big fresh > glob of GE 100% silicone sealant...you have to plunk it down on a slant and > hold it down for a while so as to squeeze out any air bubbles that might > get entrapped. It has worked very well for the last 4 years. You may be > able to do something like that with your new transducer when you mount it > up forward and avoid making another hole. I plugged the hole that mine was > in before I did the inside mount. Mine measures to 200 feet depth at least > but in depths greater than 200 it fails to work so you do lose some range > if that is important to you, 200 feet was fine for me. Anyway you could > try it all out without drilling anymore holes and you could also mount the > old one that way and avoid having to use mineral oil. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Stevan > Plavsa > *Sent:* February 13, 2014 10:07 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Drill another hole? > > > > Hi All, > > > > I installed depth and speed last season and I re-used the old through-hull > transducer (no hole) and that works fine. However, that transducer is > located under the starboard settee (the one forward of the nav station) and > because it needs to be encased in mineral oil (or whatever it is in there) > it's in a big piece of pipe right in the middle of that storage area. > Needless to say, I don't use that storage area very much and I would like > to. > > > > I've also had some problems with the depth instrument, sometimes it stops > reading and I suspect the old cable or the transducer. > > > > My thinking is to drill a new hole in the hull up forward (currently it's > next to the keel), and install the thru-hull that came with the unit and > run the new wire. I'm hoping that this will achieve two things: > > > > better working depth instrument (with full range) > > a usable storage compartment (valuable on my small boat) > > > > Now my question to you all: is it worth the trouble? Drilling a hole in > the boat is typically avoided and I already have the following holes: > > > > Engine raw water intake > > Two scuppers > > Galley drain > > Head drain > > Head intake > > Speed thru-hull > > > > That would make eight with a new hole. Too many? > > I've replaced almost all of the thru-hulls and original gate valves with > new bronze thru-hulls and proper seacocks. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve > > Suhana, C&C 32 > > Toronto > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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