[C320-list] Knotmeter knot working

[Dave Rabinowitz]

anyone have experience with the Maretron "paddle-wheel-less" ultrasonic
speed transducer??

On Nov 28, 2007 2:47 PM, <amshd2 at aol.com> wrote:

> Where I am at in Annapolis we seem to get a lot of crusty things growing
> on things below the?water line.??
>
> I now keep the plug in all the time except when I am sailing.? Since I
> started doing that a few years ago I have never had a problem with having to
> clean the?paddle.?? When I take the boat I just put in the?unit just before
> I go out.? I also find spraying the wheel with sail knot lube seems to help.
>
> Tony #30
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: alahlm at comcast.net
> To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 8:48 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Knotmeter knot working
>
>
>
> Bill
>
> the paddle wheel can be removed from the unit to help with the cleaning --
> also
> watch the NOTCH ALIGNMENT when reinstalling the unit
>
>   Al Ahlman
>     #476
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "Bill Sloane" <southsoundbill at gmail.com>
>
> > Forum:
> >
> > Having never owned a boat with a through hull knotmeter, I am not clear
> how
> > to fix one. It was not working this past Sunday when I went out for a
> > chilly but beautiful sail. A colleague at work told me that I need to
> > unscrew the fitting in the V-berth sump, and immediately screw in the
> spare
> > fitting that is tethered there. Is this in fact how you do
> > it? Isn't that opening a hole in the hull below the water line?
> >
> > I am pretty sure a crustacean or other volunteer has made a home up in
> the
> > little fly wheel that needs to be dislodged. Can I do this by entering
> > through the sump?
> >
> > Appreciate any advice.
> >
> > Bill
> > C-320 'Endless Summer', No. 554
> > Olympia Washington
>
>
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