HI Mark
Have been down this road with my ancient Standard Horizon system (wind, speed, depth). Great system but has been out of production for 15+ years so parts are nonexistent. A few years back had the same depth issue and solved with a new transducer and it works just fine. Last season the wind direction died and replacement circuit board is not available so I decided to change. I opted for the Raymarine i50 / i60 system as best fit for my needs, functionality, pricing, availability and support. Fred Street was a big help on this. Essentially all transducers are made by Airmar. Check http://www.airmartechnology.com/xref.html to see if there is one for your unit. Order through Fred Street or check flea bay or if you’re lucky a lister might have one hanging around. Fred may be able to help. If you are thinking of replacing the system and upgrading to an integrated one be sure you have NMEA compatibility especially to your wheel pilot and GPS. Best of luck John and Maryann Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Dr. Mark Bodnar via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 4:11 PM To: C&C List Cc: Dr. Mark Bodnar Subject: Stus-List Depth sounder replacement I'd appreciate some advice regarding a non-functioning depth sounder. Near the end of the season my depth sounder started reading 0 no matter the condition. I couldn't find any obvious explanation for the problem - but I'm thinking that the Autohelm depth and speedo are original to the 1986 boat - so likely better to suck it up and replace than to jury rig a repair or sink money into a new transducer. Should I just replace the broken depth and worry about the speedo at at another time? Anyone think it's better to do a whole package? I have a Raymarine wheel pilot (waiting for me to install) - so I assume the smart move would be to stick with the same product line. Such as - Raymarine i40 Depth System with Thru-Hull Transducer E70142. With the Binnacle a new depth sounder $340, and a new speedo ($350) combined for almost $700 - would I be better to add a whole package with wind instruments? Raymarine i70s Instrument Value Pack Speed Depth Wind T70226 - https://tinyurl.com/y9zumft6 - $1600 cdn at Binnacle (I wouldn't mind if I could get water temp as well but don't know if that's an option with Raymarine). Another option - someone on this list suggested SailTimer as a better option for wind instruments. Thanks in advance Mark -- There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. - George Santayana
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