Updating transducers

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum Nancy,

Q1. Are the transducers that run the ST60s out of date or otherwise in need of upgrade?
A1. You will likely find that the designs transducers which have been installed for use with your ST60 instruments have not changed and are currently the same as those recommended for use with Raymarine's i50 and i60 Instruments and iTC-5

Q2. Which transducers would you suggest?
A2. See the response to Q1. Should the currently installed transducers be operational, then there should be no need to replace them. However instrument transducers are relatively inexpensive and easy to replace. If seeking to replace the analog Depth-only transducer, then the most commonly installed instrument analog depth transducer is the D800/P17. Other Raymarine instrument Depth-only transducers may be found here. If seeking to replace the Speed/Temp transducer, then the most commonly installed instrument analog speed/temp transducer is the ST800 / P120 (Plastic). Other Raymarine instrument analog Speed/Temp transducers may be found here.

Q2. Should we want to switch to a Raymarine eS MFD, will our current transducers be sufficient?
A2. Analog instrument transducers cannot be interfaced to Raymarine MFDs. However the ST60 instruments may be adapted with a SeaTalk to SeaTalkng Converter Kit to support supplying an a/c/e/eS/gS-Series MFD with depth, speed, and wind data. Please note that instrument transducers will not support use of a MFDs's fishfinder features. Should fishfinder capabilities be desired within the MFD, then a compatible Fishfinder Transducer would need to be installed and interfaced to the MFD's TRANSDUCER socket.