Raymarine DSM300 conection to B&G

[Antilag]

We are upgrading our chartploter frome a E80 to a B&G Zeus2 and would like to keep our Raymarine fishfinder, but the more we read the less it seems feasible.

Considered converting the Seatalk HS to NMEA2000, but there is no adapter or cable available. We are not even sure they can talk to each other. Feels like the fish finder is proprietary to Raymarine.

Has anyone attempted or know how to do this? I don't want the spend extra money on B&G sonar hub and transducer.

Thank you.

[KeelMe]

The Raymarine Sounder module is proprietary to Raymarine. SeaTalk HS is a proprietary ethernet protocol and does not adapt to NMEA 2000. Navico (B&G) uses a completely different ethernet protocol for their sounder.

Odds are also good that the SonarHub will not support your current transducer. The DSM300 used a dual frequency 50/200 kHz transducer. While the SonarHub uses single frequency or Chirp transducers.

[Antilag]

Thank you for the fast, thorough and depressing answer. No more fishies for us then.

[Pete7]

Perhaps, perhaps perhaps not. I sold my DM300 box of tricks on e bay and got a real good price. So sell the box of tricks right now as the boating season is just kicking off and the world going mad for stuff peeps should have sorted months ago. Then you can buy something B&G will work with.

Pete

[Antilag]

Yes that's the plan!

Originally Posted by Pete7

Perhaps, perhaps perhaps not. I sold my DM300 box of tricks on e bay and got a real good price. So sell the box of tricks right now as the boating season is just kicking off and the world going mad for stuff peeps should have sorted months ago. Then you can buy something B&G will work with.

Pete

[smac999]

I would think you'd be able to use the transducer if it's a standard 50/200. probably can buy an adapter for it.