ccscott49
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How reliable are these instruments?
Any good or bad news about them, please.
Any good or bad news about them, please.
ST50 instruments.
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Phoenix of Hamble
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Only regular complaint I hear is the ST50 wind speed/direction sensor being unavailable as a spare...
Otherwise, I've had 'em on the last two boats, and both been over 10yrs old, and working just fine still.....
V easy to use....
Otherwise, I've had 'em on the last two boats, and both been over 10yrs old, and working just fine still.....
V easy to use....
Marmalade
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no problems here
Simon
Simon
Phoenix of Hamble
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One issue that i'd forgotten about.... on some of the older instruments the backlighting isn't very good....
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My wind and depth ST50 both expired after 7 - 8 years. Repairs and spare parts don't seem to be available, so I had to replace the lot. The Raymarine dealer reckoned that they had 'had a good innings', and you should expect to replace them after about that time. I thought otherwise, and was peeved about lack of any support for parts.
richardwatson
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They must be nearly years old now, spares are no longer available, and no matter what Raymarine may try and tell you none of their new kit is backwards compatible so you have to scrap the lot.
ccscott49
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As long as I get 7-8 years out of mine, that will do me. I bought a couple of items secondhand, but most of the stuff I got came from the states or a couple of bits from UK, new old stock, cheap as chips! I dont like the new stuff, totally out of place in my wheelhouse.
quaelgeist2
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They must be nearly years old now, spares are no longer available, and no matter what Raymarine may try and tell you none of their new kit is backwards compatible so you have to scrap the lot.
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A friend of mine has been reasonably successful in using the ST60 instruments with ST50 (old) transducers. He was lazy and just tried, only temperature stubbornly refused to come up - acceptable for him (and would be for me, too).
My own set has worked very weel for 10 years, now.
There have been complaints about the units being a bit sensitive when it comes to flushing form waves and rain. Can't comment as mine are usually under the sprayhood and therefore quite safe from both.
They must be nearly years old now, spares are no longer available, and no matter what Raymarine may try and tell you none of their new kit is backwards compatible so you have to scrap the lot.
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A friend of mine has been reasonably successful in using the ST60 instruments with ST50 (old) transducers. He was lazy and just tried, only temperature stubbornly refused to come up - acceptable for him (and would be for me, too).
My own set has worked very weel for 10 years, now.
There have been complaints about the units being a bit sensitive when it comes to flushing form waves and rain. Can't comment as mine are usually under the sprayhood and therefore quite safe from both.