Replacing Raymarine C80 with C120

[Bugsy24]

Has anyone replaced their C80 with a C120 or larger unit? Raymarine has a C120 refurb. for not a lot of money, and I want a Bigger Display. The other question is Compatibility is it Plug and play with my existing GPS, Radar.. etc?

 

[Alex F]

Marshall,

IMO, it's plug and play swap. The C70, C80 and C120 belong to the same C-Classic Series and I think they even share the same installation and operation manuals. I'm pretty sure that this is the case, but to be on the safe side just give RM a quick call just to make sure.

 

[fwebster]

Why spend $ on out of date technology? I obviously don't know the whole picture, but the new e series hybrid touch screens are a pretty good value.

 

[Bugsy24]

Why spend $ on out of date technology? I obviously don't know the whole picture, but the new e series hybrid touch screens are a pretty good value.

The real question here is whether I can use the e series with my existing GPS, Radar??

 

[Alex F]

I know that E/w series will not work and most likely the newer Es won't as well. So, I totally get your point, Marshall. This was the reason I went for E120s Classic. They give me plenty of features, including HS network.

 

[Bugsy24]

I know that E/w series will not work and most likely the newer Es won't as well. So, I totally get your point, Marshall. This was the reason I went for E120s Classic. They give me plenty of features, including HS network.

I have no problem with upgrading the MFD for around 1K for a refurb...... But I rather not spend 10 K on a new system when the one I have now is more than adequate!

 

[Alex F]

Unfortunately, this is the dilemma many of us are faced with as the companies trying to push us in to spending more money due to incompatibility of the components. I followed the same logic you have. Loved my C120, but with minor step further to E120s I got much more for a fraction of the price. I love my "old" technology radar and have no reason to replace it. I ran with the mix C120 and E120 for one season and just wanted to have more of shared data like radar between the two MFDs. Otherwise I would just keep C120.

 

[Escapade]

Alex- you have a potentail buyer here for the c-120 if you decide to pull the trigger on this. Mike

 

[Alex F]

Mike, sorry but I sold mine about a month ago.

 

[AMFM3]

I have the C120 with radar. I talked to the Raymarine guy at Homecoming about changing. I'd really love to, but given I'm on an enclosed lake I'm sticking with it...for now. The E series is great but requires a new radar setup to go to touch screen. The C series works well for my application.

Mark

 

[Alex F]

I'd like to warn you about touch screen. If you go with one make sure it's a hybrid. When it gets bumpy, just the touch screen model will drive you nuts, if you have to make any course plotting or other adjustments.

 

[Bugsy24]

I'm trying to get a C120 on Ebay we'll see how lucky I am!!

 

[kaz911]

Go ón thehulltruth - often cheaper than eBay

But I'm not quite sure how you will fit a C120 into the dash. Cutout is larger than dashboard on 2008 310

 

[kaz911]

Sorry if I sounded a bit short on previous post - but I thought the size warning needed priority.

Here is a picture of the dash with mm x 10 (2460 = 246mm) measurements. It is not perfect but close enough.



As you can see at the "slim part" the 310 dash is 246mm high.

The cutout for the C120 is 245mm - then add about 15 mm edge all around - so total height is around 275 mm (source : https://flir.box.com/s/0v8e598oxrzsyie4ybgm)

The tallest I have heard about people putting in - is MFD with cutout of about 230 mm (garmin 5212) - since it has smaller bezel than the old C120.

I have a Lowrance HDS 12" G2 Touch in - that hangs slightly over the lower edge. But that is a wide-screen.

So Bugsy - I would not spend $1000 on a new C120 If you want large screen - take the Lowrance HDS 12" Touch (which works very well in rough seas due to oversized touch buttons) - and pair it with 4G Radar - and since boat is on land - you have some time to replace the fish finder.

If you have Visio - I can send you the above "drawing" so you can play with placements yourself.