Raymarine a98 sonar question

[desperado]

bought a 2011 sundancer with an a98 raymarine chartplotter/radar. I would like to add sonar capability.

On my last boat I had a garmin 740s and it had a transducer that was inside hull in bilge. Has anyone purchased something similar for raymarine ?

Thanks

 

[Ididntdoit]

ive got a new transom mount one for an a series if your interested in that - if not im sure you can get a thru hull one - contact raymarine tech support in NH (just google it) they are very helpful

 

[dtfeld]

The a series MFD's can add a number of different transducers, depending on what you want it to do. If all you want is depth reading, the P79 mounts in hull (not through hull), but has no or very limited fish finder capabilities.

If your boat already has a i50 or i70, you can get depth data networked into the MFD.

If you want more fish finder functions, you need to go with a through hull or transom mount. The transom mount can have issues mounting behind the props (not sure if you are I/O or V drive).

Here are the sonar transducers that marry up to the a Series.

 

[desperado]

The a series MFD's can add a number of different transducers, depending on what you want it to do. If all you want is depth reading, the P79 mounts in hull (not through hull), but has no or very limited fish finder capabilities.

If your boat already has a i50 or i70, you can get depth data networked into the MFD.

If you want more fish finder functions, you need to go with a through hull or transom mount. The transom mount can have issues mounting behind the props (not sure if you are I/O or V drive).

Here are the sonar transducers that marry up to the a Series.

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Thanks! Yeah I don’t care about fish finder more interested in depth. I have depth on my vessel view but always like having more than one