Stowe-Raymarine transducer compatibility

[Sniper]

I'm thinking of replacing the Stowe log head unit that I have with a ST40 unit. Main reason is that I have a ST40 depth unit which I'm very happy with and I'd like to have matching units for largely aesthetic reasons.

The Stowe paddle wheel seems to work well enough (when it's clean!) so in an ideal world I'd just connect it in to the ST40 head. Can anyone tell me if this is likely to work? I have an ancillary reason for wanting to do this; the Stowe transducer goes through a nice bronze tube which is best practice for a wooden boat, so I wouldn't want to replace it with a plastic through-hull.

 

[lpdsn]

Probably your best bet is to contact Tinsley who sell Stowe kit these days. They're a small company so probably easy to find someone who can answer your question.

I did research whether a Raymarine (Airmar really who make most brands' speed transducers) DST800 paddle wheel would fit in a Stowe housing. They won't; different diameters.

I don't know the ST40 (and haven't looked up the manual) but if it'll take NMEA0183 rather than Seatalk, Tinsley will sell you a box that will output standard NMEA0183 rather than the Stowe Dataline dialect of it.

 

[Sniper]

I did research whether a Raymarine (Airmar really who make most brands' speed transducers) DST800 paddle wheel would fit in a Stowe housing. They won't; different diameters.

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Thanks for the general advice and thanks very specifically for the information above, which answers a question I hadn't asked but did wonder about.