[C320-list] depthsounder problem

[John Meyers]

Joe, did cleaning the wire contacts fix the problem?

I would be interested also because it is similar to my problem which is the
knot meter which says 0.0 all the time now. The paddle wheel spins OK. I use
my GPS for speed but would like to get true wind speed again. Any
suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

John
Wind Chime
406

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 2:25 PM, Joe Abbagnaro <jabbagna at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had the same problem on Hull 574.... did the same thing cleaned and
> checked wires.
> If you bang on the head sometimes it would come back.  I just ended up
> replacing the head
> with I think the Raymarine ST50 ??  It is compatible with the old
> transducer.
>
> Good Luck
> Joe
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 2:00 PM, lwhite808 at gmail.com
> <lwhite808 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >  My '99 320, hull number 624, has the same Autohelm (now owned by
> Raymarine) instruments in a navpod at the helm station that most of you
> have.  Following a recent cruise to Molokai, Lanai, and Maui, which included
> some wave-bashing channel crossings, my faithful depthsounder went blank.
>  After the trip, I opened the pod and took apart the connections, to all the
> instruments, and squirted them with WD 40.  Now the sounder flashes 0.0 ft,
> and I'm wondering whether any owners in our online help group has a
> suggestion for a next step.  I don't suspect the tranducer in the bow, or
> the cabling running aft, which leads me back to the instrument at the helm.
>  Any ideas?  By the way, Mike Matthews, who owns one of four 320's in
> Hawai'i, is probably at sea or back in California.  After buying the boat
> years ago, he sailed it to Hawai'i, lived aboard, then missed California so
> sailed back to the coast, then missed Hawai'i so he did a return voyage, and
> has now disappeared again, so I suspect he's back on the West coast.  These
> are passages of thousands of miles, and he sails alone!  These are tough
> boats.....   Thanks for any suggestions about the depthsounder.      Dave
> White, Honolulu Hawai'i, C320 Tradewind
>