Is Raytheon still making Apelco branded gear? I have a Fishfinder
460, and the display is cracked to the point where it no longer
displays anything. I'm not having any luck tracking down a replacement
display or control head.

Assuming I can't find a replacement, is it possible to use the
existing transducer and speed log with someone elses controller? I
would really hate to have to dig the existing transducer pod out
of my fibreglass hull, just to put a new one in. I've heard rumour
that the transducers tend to share a common electrical interface,
but I can't find any spec's online that would confirm this. Is there
any hope?

--lyndon

Raytheon isn't even making Raytheon gear anymore. Ray Marine
is now making it. I suspect that Apelco came with the deal. Why
don't you call them to get an answer?

Doug
s/v Callista

"Lyndon Nerenberg" wrote in message
...

Is Raytheon still making Apelco branded gear? I have a Fishfinder
460, and the display is cracked to the point where it no longer
displays anything. I'm not having any luck tracking down a replacement
display or control head.

Assuming I can't find a replacement, is it possible to use the
existing transducer and speed log with someone elses controller? I
would really hate to have to dig the existing transducer pod out
of my fibreglass hull, just to put a new one in. I've heard rumour
that the transducers tend to share a common electrical interface,
but I can't find any spec's online that would confirm this. Is there
any hope?

--lyndon

"Doug Dotson" writes:

Raytheon isn't even making Raytheon gear anymore. Ray Marine
is now making it. I suspect that Apelco came with the deal. Why
don't you call them to get an answer?

Because I had no idea if Apelco even existed any more. Thanks for
the tip -- I'll give it a shot.

--lyndon

Raytheon does still make equipment, they just got out of the "light marine"
market. I get service calls from cruise ships, with Raytheon Pathfinder high
seas radars. Not at all the same stuff Raymarine markets for the light
marine market under their Pathfinder series.
Doug K7ABX
"Doug Dotson" wrote in message
...
Raytheon isn't even making Raytheon gear anymore. Ray Marine
is now making it. I suspect that Apelco came with the deal. Why
don't you call them to get an answer?

Doug
s/v Callista

"Lyndon Nerenberg" wrote in message
...

Is Raytheon still making Apelco branded gear? I have a Fishfinder
460, and the display is cracked to the point where it no longer
displays anything. I'm not having any luck tracking down a replacement
display or control head.

Assuming I can't find a replacement, is it possible to use the
existing transducer and speed log with someone elses controller? I
would really hate to have to dig the existing transducer pod out
of my fibreglass hull, just to put a new one in. I've heard rumour
that the transducers tend to share a common electrical interface,
but I can't find any spec's online that would confirm this. Is there
any hope?

--lyndon