[C320-list] ST-60 Anemometer repair

[catalina at thehares.com]

Hi Jon,

  I visited Raymarine when they were over in Nashua in 2003 with my
anemometer and talked with the service guy who repaired it on the spot
while I watched.

All he did for the "slow turning" problem was to soak the tube (with the
wind cups and weather vane thingy removed) in a dish of WD40 for about 10
minutes, spinning it a bit from time to time.

It's been purring like a kitten since.

He suggested doing it annually, but I don't go up the mast that often.

Just to head off jumping all over me over whether it's a good idea to do
this or not, this is what he said they've always done with this unit.  Who
knows for sure, but it did the trick nicely for me.  :)

Cheers!
-Jeff


> Lew,
>
> Since I just happened to have a reason to contact Raymarine this week,
> I'll
> add my two cents...Last week I noticed my ST60 anemometer turning more
> slowly than others and in very light wind at the dock not turning at all.
> I
> contacted RM and asked if there was something I could do short of
> returning
> the unit for repair--they responded that the ST60 is now 'retired' but
> they
> would look at it, and yes it had to be returned. I had to return the unit
> a
> year after I bought the boat (new) for the same reason so I feared this
> would be the case. Although I have found them competent and fine to work
> with, I agree that that their product life cycle is very frustrating given
> they have such a large amount of product out there!
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez