[CA] [CA11] 2006 Electronics info

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Mark,

Q1. The MFD is a C80.
A1. Please see the link within my initial response regarding where you may find product documentation for your C-Series Classic MFD.

Q2. the Autopilot is an ST6002
A2. Actually, the autopilot's control head is a ST6002. Please see my last response concerning how you may determine the model of autopilot course computer which is presently installed onboard. Please note that the ST6xxx/ST7XXX/ST8xxx autopilot control heads may be replaced with a p70S or p70RS autopilot control head if the autopilot features one of the aforementioned autopilot course computers.

Q3. The MFD does not appear to have a Fish finding feature
A3. I believe that the jury is still out on this issue. Pressing the PAGE button repeatedly will cause it to cycle between each page of the selected page set. Should you hold the MFD's PAGE button pressed, then the MFD will display a Select Page Set dialog, from which a page set may be selected which includes a Fishfinder page. More on this subject may be found within the MFD's User's Guide.

Q4. a Navionics CF card for the Green Bay area.
A4. You will need a compatible Navionics CF chart card which has been populated with cartography for the waters to be navigated. Like all marine MFDs, the C-Series MFDs were not designed to have cartography installed within their internal memory. These long retired MFDs were designed for use Navionics Gold and Navionics HotMaps cartography which had been programmed onto Navionics CF memory cards. These chart cards are no longer being produced by Navionics and a limited number of such chart cards have been distributed to its dealers. It is recommended that Radar Marine be contacted to purchase a Navionics+ CF chart card and that the be requested to populate the chart card with charts for the waters where the boat will be operated. Please be certain to tell them that the Navionics+ CF chart card will be used with a Raymarine C80 MFD. If the MFD is not operating with v5.12 software (check the navigational warning dialog displayed when the MFD is switched on ... the currently installed software version is specified therein), then it is recommended that a software update CF card also be purchased from Radar Marine and that they populate the CF card with the software update files for your C-Series MFD.

Q5. The Autopilot has a messed up display that is not readable.
A5. See the response to Q2. Should the autopilot hold course when the AUTO button is pressed when underway, then the autopilot may be operational.

Q6. The final price of the boat is still being negotiated so I would like some idea of cost. Including installation.
A6. The cost of an Axiom 9 RV MFD w/transducer and Navionics chart card is approximately $1400. The price of an EV150 Power Core Pack (assuming that currently installed drive unit is operational) is approximately $1400 ... actual model of Evolution core pack is dependent upon the model of drive unit which is presently installed onboard. Installation costs vary with each boat's design / layout and the products to be installed. However you can typically expect that installation costs to be approximately 20-30 percent of that of the cost of the electronics to be installed.