st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd

[colin59]

Hi, have a 2000 hunter 290 with these Raymarine/ Raytheon instuments but no depth sounder. Any suggestions how I can add one with this system or do I have to get a complete new system with all these indications?
thanks all
Colin

 

[Tally Ho]

You can buy just the depth transducer (will require putting a hole in the boat), and a display.

it probably won’t match whatever you have now, but it would be functional.

Amazon.com

Seems odd that the boat wouldn’t have a depth sounder though if it has other instrumentation.
- Do you have a “Tri-data” display?
- Or a chart plotter?

Maybe let us know what instruments you do have.

Greg

 

[colin59]

Hi again, thanks for your input, here is what we have:
Colin
Raytheon Model ST60 true and apparent wind indicator
Raymarine Model ST60 Plus boat speed indicator

 

[RitSim]

There are also depth instruments that are mounted inside the boat with no thru hull hole.
This is just one of many

water depth instrument inside boat - Google Shopping

www.google.com

 

[Tally Ho]

It sounds like you would need to add a depth transducer and some type of display For depth.

You could replace the speed display with a Tridata disply to show depth & speed on the same display, but you still need a depth transducer if you don’t already have one. It may require upgrading the speed transducer too. RM may have a new transducer that incorporates speed and depth…that saves you from putting another hole in the boat…and a new Tri-data display could replace the old Speed display.

Raymarine I50 Tridata Display

RAYMARINE I50 TRIDATA DISPLAYi50 SeaTalkng Instruments Tridata The allnew i50 Instruments from Raymarine offer boaters an excellent combination of great looks, high performance and extreme value. Designed to accommodate either standalone or full...

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Or, you could look for an older ST60 depth display and transducer on eBay.

Or get a chart plotter that can do GPS speed and depth (still need a transducer installed) and display it all on your CP.
This the approach I took with my setup.




Greg

 

[capta]

I have little doubt that you could buy a matching ST-60 depth display, and the transducer. If not new, they often come up for sale used, at a very reasonable price.
I had ST-60 wind, depth and speed on Skipping Stone.Wind required occasionally replacing the transducer aloft, the depth worked very nicely w/o any attention, but the speed through the water never worked, nor did I care. I had all that and more on my chartplotter.

 

[colin59]

Thanks everyone, will scan ebay and see whats available.
Colin