Not sure what kind of Tacktick you have, but the Tacktick story is a sad one.

The original solar-powered large format two-display sealed units (Speed Master, Race Master, Sail Master) are no longer available, which is too bad because they were really, really good (though expensive). I have put some of these units through the worst kind of abuse and they survived. Until they didn't...

These large format units were always "non-repairable", and when the rechargeable batteries died you were expected to buy a new unit. I have had some success replacing the batteries in these units (there are 4 very specific batteries soldered directly to circuit boards), but it ain't easy...

Tacktick still makes a small-format sealed compass, but all their other instruments are the wireless 'micronet' type. Unfortunately, the 'micronet' system has been reported to be very unreliable by many sources.

For speed & depth only, Raymarine's units (ST40, ST60) are pretty reasonable (cost, large easy-to-read display, etc). However, they are traditional-mount units that require bulkhead mounting and 12v power. I don't know of a good equivalent to the original Tacktics.

--brendan

:: I just learned that my Tacktick has died and Raytheon
:: will not repair it. Does anyone know a source for either
:: used or reasonably priced new ones? For that matter, is
:: there another choice I might consider?

:: Thanks,
::
:: Larry