Instrument Upgrade
Wednesday - December 2, 2015•Views: 1604••
The instruments that were on the boat when we bought it consisted of ST60 wind, depth and speed. We used those with our compass and paper charts for about three years before deciding to try a chartplotter. This opened up a whole new world to us.
We installed a Raymarine C120-W multi function display. We placed it on a ball mount (Scanstrut SPD-12D-W "Deck Pod") at the helm so we could turn it around and watch from anywhere in the cockpit. We cut off the instrument hoop and had it welded into a platform to hold the display.
The next thing we added was a 24", 4KW digital radar (Raymarine RD424D). This is mounted on the mast using a Scanstrut swivel mount to keep the radar level with the horizon no matter how much the boat was heeled over.
After about 9 months we got serious and installed the rest of the gear on our list. We decided to stay with all Raymarine gear for simplicity. The list of gear includes AIS650 (AIS transceiver), DSM30 digital sounder (fish finder used as sonar) and an SPX-30 auto pilot with a type II linear drive and P70 controller. In addition to these we're replacing our old ST60 instruments with an i60 for wind, P70 for auto pilot and an i70 that is sorta like a mini multi function display. The i70 can display as many as 10 different pages, changing from one to another with just the push of a button. We use this to show speed over ground, rudder angle, water temperature, AIS information and more. We placed a second i70 down below at the Nav Station where we mostly use it for depth, water temperature, house bank voltage and current and tank levels. We plan to add engine info to the system eventually. Pretty versatile.
We installed a Raymarine C120-W multi function display. We placed it on a ball mount (Scanstrut SPD-12D-W "Deck Pod") at the helm so we could turn it around and watch from anywhere in the cockpit. We cut off the instrument hoop and had it welded into a platform to hold the display.
The next thing we added was a 24", 4KW digital radar (Raymarine RD424D). This is mounted on the mast using a Scanstrut swivel mount to keep the radar level with the horizon no matter how much the boat was heeled over.
After about 9 months we got serious and installed the rest of the gear on our list. We decided to stay with all Raymarine gear for simplicity. The list of gear includes AIS650 (AIS transceiver), DSM30 digital sounder (fish finder used as sonar) and an SPX-30 auto pilot with a type II linear drive and P70 controller. In addition to these we're replacing our old ST60 instruments with an i60 for wind, P70 for auto pilot and an i70 that is sorta like a mini multi function display. The i70 can display as many as 10 different pages, changing from one to another with just the push of a button. We use this to show speed over ground, rudder angle, water temperature, AIS information and more. We placed a second i70 down below at the Nav Station where we mostly use it for depth, water temperature, house bank voltage and current and tank levels. We plan to add engine info to the system eventually. Pretty versatile.
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