Convert Airmar B117 from Garmin to Raymarine?

[loco]

Hi all,
I've got a Garmin Fishfinder 400c, with what I believe is an airmar B117 with 20 degree tilt transducer. It has a six pin plug, though looks like only three wires are fitted in the cable.

I've recently acquired a Raymarine E7D. The boat's only just gone back in the water, so I'm hoping to re-use the transducer for this season, then maybe upgrade the transducer for next year.

Two questions:

1) Is there an adaptor cable to make the current transducer work with the Raymarine? Any decent sources from the UK?

2) What transducer is going to give me the best results when I upgrade? ideally, I'd like to re-use the same hole I've cut for the B117 unit. Usage is pretty shallow salt water, for fishing, threading in between rocks, occasional beaching of the boat, etc (Boat is a 23ft sports cruiser with V6 inboard, good for ~34kts)

Thanks in advance!

 

[dingbat]

Gemco is your best bet to find a cable adapter. Probably need to splice a Ray connector on the existing cable.

The B117 is about the best your going to find in that size package. Next step up would be the B60 but you would need to increase the hole size

 

[loco]

Hi all,
Just an update on this. I actually had a B60 transducer. Speaking to Gemco, I need Airmar cable # MM-RAYA, and can use Airmar # D00218H to splice and keep the connection waterproof. Just need to find a supplier in the UK, and will update progress.

Cheers

 

[dingbat]

.I actually had a B60 transducer.

I ran B60 up until I went to CHIRP last Spring.

Good transducer. Not going to do any better unless you make the jump to a 1kW sounder