Stowe echo sounder

[lilianroyle]

I have a Stowe echosounder that appears to be giving me a reading of approximately half the actual depth. I bought the thing second hand with no manual, is it adjustable am I missing something? Its quite old with feet metres and fathom positions two buttons for adjusting alarms (shallow and deep)
a beneath keel setting and anchor watch setting. Any suggestions?
thanks
Pete

 

[homa]

Hi,
I have to ask the obvoius, but could you be reading fatthoms instead of metres ?
If it's old, has the knob been removed & replaced in the wrong position, i.e. to the metres position instead of fathoms ?
Does it show approx half depth at all ranges ?
Appart from that I can't help.
I've had Stowe equipment on previous boats & found it fairly reliable.
Good luck, homa

 

[philip_stevens]

Contact Alan Williams at
info@awmarine.com

He bought up all the Stowe/Simrad spares, and is the one to ask, and if necessary, repair the instrument.

regards,
Philip

 

[Guest]

I have the same unit which is excellent and I believe is called the Stowe Navigator. I do not have the instruction manual but it may be that you have keel offset [ie adjusted to show how much under the lowest point of the boat] and recollect that this is adjusted from behind the unit - there may be a screw in the rear casing that alters the reading.
Keep antifouling off the outside of the "sounder" or it flashes the reading.

Hope this helps

If you phone up SIMRAD and say the unit that you have they will put you through to the chaps that used to work for STOWE and they are experts. SIMRAD inherited Stowe through various company manouvres. THey are extremely helpful and may repair.

Best wishes

Andrew

 

[tonyleigh]

Don't want to sound less encouraging but I found Simrad less than interested in this model - only in selling me something newer. Agree an excellent depth sounder but offset will not halve all your readings - just tell you you have a few feet left when in fact you're aground! If it is just the off-set private mail me - the adjustment is very simple - screw which changes in 6" steps.