Garmin Fishfinder Transducer SS60-12-6G

The SS60 is a 600W through-hull low-profile depth and temperature transducer with a stainless steel housing, that operates at 50kHz and 200kHz. It has a fixed (non-retractable) insert.

The 12 deg tilt transducer is suitable for deadrise angles from 8 deg to 15 deg. The ceramic element is tilted inside the transducer to compensate for the boats deadrise (angle of the hull). This aims the beam directly at the bottom for accurate readings.

SS60s are now made as a generic 'mix and match' (MM) transducer with a short 2M pigtail ending in an Airmar 5-pin connector. Airmar mix and match 600W adapter cables connect to the pigtail and terminate in a connector that is specific to a brand of sounder or fishfinder. The total cable length with adapter installed is 10 meters. You can replace the adapter cable at a later time if you change your sounder, without having to remove or replace the transducer.

This item consists of the MM transducer plus an adapter cable with a Garmin 6-pin connector as used on many Garmin fishfinders and sounders.

Product Features

• Power handling capacity 600W RMS
• 50kHz/200kHz frequency
• Usable shaft length 2.70" (68.5mm) less thickness of hull
• No external housing needed to compensate for deadrise, no effect on boat performance
• Ideal for center-console and trailered boats
• Hole size 2.375" (60mm)
• Housing protrudes 0.19" outside hull (5mm)
• Arrow on cap points toward keel to align during installation
• Beam 45 deg at 50 kHz, 12 deg at 200kHz
• Maximum depth 800-1200 ft @ 50kHz (235-353 meters)
• Maximum depth 400-700 ft @ 200kHz (118-206 meters)

Airmar Transducer Comparison

• P319, B117, B60, SS60 : 600W Good : Benchmark model for comparison
• B164, SS164 : 1kW Better : 6 times more sensitive at 50 kHz, 2 times more sensitive at 200 kHz
• SS264N : 1kW Best : 50 times more sensitive at 50 kHz, 13 times more sensitive at 200 kHz

The SS60 is identical in performance to the B117 with a bronze housing (zero tilt), the P319 with a plastic housing (zero tilt), and the B60 with a bronze housing (12/20 deg tilt).