Raymarine Radar

[Tony]

Ok, got the boat , now i want to buy it a present!
I though a radar for the C80 on board.
Any advice or help in what i might need?(or cost (Gulp!))

[MikeCC]

The current Raymarine scanners should all work with the C80.

List price for 2Kw RD218 is £934 inc VAT. (This is actually 1/2 RRP for the equivalent Garmin unit - guess they don't make/sell as many) Range is 24Nm Product details
You might see some deals offering a cable at extra cost, but it should come with the unit!

You'll also need some sort of mounting which will depend on your a-frame setup. Take a look at ScanStrut products. Not cheap but they make them to fit the Raymarine units. Could be £175-225 depending on what you need.

[Tony]

Thanks Mike

[jwalker]

Originally Posted by Tony

Any advice or help in what i might need?

Raymarine have recently released two new scanners. I've no experience of these new ones but the spec for the 4kw unit doesn't have as narrow a beam as the previous version. A narrow beam is generally a good thing. I guess it must do something else better.

Speaking about the previous units, the 4kw gives a much cleaner, finer, more detailed image than the 2kw. Things which the 2kw would only find for a portion of the time become solid with no problem.

You can sit it on the top of your A frame provided it's tall enough. It's not a good idea to scan your brain with 4kwatts of microwave energy. You may need a wedge to set the mounting angle correctly.

[codprawn]

Quite right about the scanner - it's more important than the head unit. Having said that on a RIB you wouldn't want one too big - any radar is better than no radar!!!

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Tony

Ok, got the boat , now i want to buy it a present!
I though a radar for the C80 on board.
Any advice or help in what i might need?(or cost (Gulp!))

Have you got the DSM300 fishfinder for it - they are great!!!

[Tony]

no >:O(
the boat has no fishfinder
perhaps one from father xmas would be a good idea!

[codprawn]

Would be cheaper than Radar anyway!!!

Remember the transducer is as important to a fishfinder as the scanner is to radar. The one I really fancied costs £1500!!! It was also rather large so in the end I went for a transom mount. Wish I had gone for a through hull or even an in hull one instead.

[jwalker]

Cod, just silicon it to the inside of your hull. It'll be fine.

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by jwalker

Cod, just silicon it to the inside of your hull. It'll be fine.

Good idea - suppose I will lose some detail and range then though? At the moment it works fine until you get over about 10kts - would it be much better in hull?