Raymarine

[SillyKnot2]

In my hast to prepare for our 10 day floating vacation I purchased (on eBay) a Raymarine ST-60 TriData to replace my depth finder, speed indicator, water temperature and what ever else that can be done with this unit. The day before the trip I go to the boat to do the swap. WHOOPS, I have a Raymarine RayData. The new unit requires a little bit bigger hole in the dash and before I pull out the saw I was wondering if the new unit would work with my 1998 system. I have 41XX Radar, 601XX Chartplotter and a 650 Auto Pilot and can't remember the model number of the GPS (which I assume provides the speed). So my long winded question is does anyone know if I can continue or should I just list the TriData and get a RayData?

 

[osd9]

If the original transducers.....depth, speed, water temp...are raytheon, then it should work.... As for the rest of the display info, the ST-60 basically just grabs the info off of the Seatalk bus. Hook it up first to confirm functionality before you start drilling holes.

 

[ToddIrwin]

I just spoke to a tech at RayMarine about my depth readout problems on my ST50 Plus Tridata & Repeater- Autohelm/RayData/Raymarine unit He informed me to look for an ST60 Plus part#A22004-P display unit. I've seen other part numbers assosciated with these ST60+ displays but don't know if they'll work the same. I sent my old display into Raymarine and expect they will test it and call me back with a replacement/trade-in offer.

 

[Mr Salt]

Dom is correct. Make sure that the data plugs are the same on the two units. Raytheon and Raymarine have changed data plugs over the years. Plug it in first.

 

[fc3]

And watch out for SeaTalk bugs. If the GPS unit is a Nav 398 it has a bug in it's Sea Talk implementation. Don't use Sea Talk with the 398, use NMEA 0183.

Best regards,
Frank C

 

[tjbaze]

I replaced my ST 60 Ratheon with a Tridata, no problems.
Used a dremmel tool to enlarge the hole but no big deal