[C320-list] depthsounder problem

[Joe Abbagnaro]

John.... I replaced the Gauge head at the helm.
Worked fine after the replacement

On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 3:47 PM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>
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