Raymarine Auto Pilots & Siruis Weather (SR50)

dougl33 · Post by **dougl33** » Jan 22nd, '09, 16:32

While searching around for the best price on raymarine's SR50 siruis weather receiver, just for sh!ts and giggles I started looking at auto-pilots on raymarines's website. If I'm not mistaken it looks like the minimum price for a raymarine autopilot is $2500!

Is that what those of you with auto-pilots have spent?

Also, is anyone running siruis weather (either E or C series). If so any likes/dislikes?

The SR50 is down to $250 for the receiver. The monthly service is $29.95 plus an extra $6.95 if you want music. I don't know why, but the C series will play music over the display while the E series will not.

Dug · Post by **Dug** » Jan 22nd, '09, 17:05

Yup.

And I love the Sirius. I mean LOVE!!!!!!

The thing is unbelievable.

Call Paul at Spicers and he will give you a great price, and will ship it to you saving sales tax...

Dug

dougl33 · Post by **dougl33** » Jan 22nd, '09, 17:17

Thanks Dug.

Do you have the E or C? I have a C120 and a C70.

Bruce · Post by **Bruce** » Jan 22nd, '09, 19:17

When I outfitted my brothers new boat with E series Raymarine stuff I got him the sirius also. he loves it too.

And yes the stuff is pricey.

In Memory of Vicroy · Post by **In Memory of Vicroy** » Jan 22nd, '09, 20:23

The Sitex 70 and 80 series autopilots are about a grand. My 70 has perfomed flawlessly for 15 years. Katrina whacked the control head (AJ floated around in a dry stack building with 15 feet of water in it and took an outboard lower unit thru the FB) and SeaTrac was able to get me a brand new head with no trouble, as Sitex still manufacturers them.

UV

Capt. DQ · Post by **Capt. DQ** » Jan 22nd, '09, 22:49

I have the Raymarine ST6001 without the Gyro for $1100, with the Gyro chip, about $500-$600 more. Mine works great with Capt. Pat's oversize rudders. But I have XM radio & weather for my Garmin 545 w/ G2 card. Cats Meow

DQ

Dug · Post by **Dug** » Jan 23rd, '09, 09:12

I have the E-120.

I love the machine and the functionality. Very easy to use.

that being said, I am disappointed by Raymarine.

The temp in my transducer went out at the end of the first season. It was all of a couple of weeks out of warrantee. The dealer brought in a new ducer, thinking that Raymarine would cover parts at least.

Not only did Raymarine not cover the parts, but they wanted to charge their DEALER a 25% restocking charge. Bullshit. Now the dealer wants me to buy the ducer which is not the right one, and I don't want, and Raymarine not only stuck me, but their own dealer!

They gave me a temp and speed sensor, which is another transducer, but that was after they started off telling me they wanted to give me a transom mount.. yah.. right...

So I love the machine, but Raymarine can go shit in a hat for all I care...

Dug

Charlie J · Post by **Charlie J** » Jan 23rd, '09, 09:38

at montauk last year i was watching the storm come thru on dugs machine and could not get over the clarity of the unit

dougl33 · Post by **dougl33** » Jan 23rd, '09, 09:49

Thanks for all the responses. At only $.12 per share, I'm wondering how much longer Siruis-XM will be around. I can't find any news on what the marine electronics industry will do if they go under. Maybe that's why the antenna package is only $250.

Dug · Post by **Dug** » Jan 23rd, '09, 10:54

Charlie,

That was pretty amazing, wasn't it.

That machine has provided a dead nuts on picture of what is happening around me more than once.

One of my trips running home from offshore I was able to skirt most of a hard squall and minimize it's impact. It was still a heck of a ride, but much shorter and not as bad as if I had not had the visibility...

You need the antenna and the black box. The black box will cost you more.

And that Montauk show was pretty amazing too...

dougl33 · Post by **dougl33** » Jan 23rd, '09, 12:02

The prices I'm quoting include both the black box and antenna:

http://www.keenzo.com/showproduct.asp?M ... 101&ref=GB

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?pat ... &id=801093 (copy and past this url, the seperators kill the one click linking...)

http://www.northeastmarineelectronics.c ... 0orup.aspx

http://www.buy-marine.com/index.php?mai ... pping_cart

http://www.getfeetwet.com/products/SKU- ... 29938.aspx

Dug · Post by **Dug** » Jan 23rd, '09, 13:17

Did you check Spicers? I am pretty confident they will be the best...

dougl33 · Post by **dougl33** » Jan 23rd, '09, 14:41

I have not. Every X-mas/Birthday I wind up getting nothing but Worst Marine gift cards. I usually try and find the best on-line price and get Worst Marine to price match. I know a lot of people get bent out of shape, but it works for me.

Capt. DQ · Post by **Capt. DQ** » Jan 23rd, '09, 15:16

Try BOE Marine Electronics. com you should find them to have great prices too.

DQ

Dug · Post by **Dug** » Jan 23rd, '09, 15:16

Hey, what ever works! Nothing to bend here! :)

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