Depth Finder recommendation

[John]

Catalina offers a depth, speed combo from raytheon. It seems expensive. I am buying a new C-22 Mark II.Do I need this, what are the alternatives. I think it would be useful to have a device that would warn me when I hit a programmable depth, say 10', so that I can start monitoring more closely.Any help is appreciated-

 

[Chris Hyland]

How Much

Hey John, how much is Catalina asking for that equipment?I have a C36 with the Raymarine ST60 Tridata. Speed,depth,log,water temp and I love it.I think you can buy this for $600 or $700 for the equipment and istall it yourself.You may do better in price with ST50 speed and depth in seperate units.Regards,Chris

 

[Rob R.]

Fishfinder

You can also go with a fishfinder, which works great on my C-27.I get depth, speed, and it has a host of alarms, including shallow water and deep water. Also has a built in volt meter, and you can do a keel-off set as well.Cost is 229 for the unit, about 40 bucks for depth transducer, and another 40 for speed transducer. Best of Luck, Rob

 

[Dean Bachelor]

low dollar, good idea

Hey John,Yea, Ron has done what I did, I went and bought a Hummingbird DX200 on sale for about $99.00 plus the speed sensor and the temp. sensor, and yea you do get a bunch of alarm settings, I love it because you can actually see what the bottom looks like, not just a depth reading. Shop around.Sail on, Dean

 

[Peter]

Sounder

I replaced my sounder last year. I've got a fishfinder with a shoot thru hull sounder. Cheap..less than $150 Cdn on sale. It's great to be able to see the bottom, and that's why i'd recommend a fishfinder.