[C320-list] depthsounder problem

[John Meyers]

Fred,

The knot meter worked earlier in the season then suddenly stopped a couple
months ago. I was careful not to paint it.

I went underwater with a mask on a couple times and gave the wheel a whirl
and there was no resistance and still no reading at the display. I even
waved my hand in the water foreward of the wheel to cause a current at the
paddle wheel and it moved.

I am going out this evening to take the pod apart and clean up the contacts.
Here's hoping

John
Wind Chime
Muskegon, MI
406


On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Fred LEcuyer <fred.lecuyer at live.com>wrote:

>
> John:
>
> Did it work earlier in the season? I'm told that if bottom paint gets on
> the paddles, it can affect (or kill) the reading.
>
> Fred
> First light #920
>
>
> > Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:47:30 -0400
> > From: jcmeyers7 at gmail.com
> > To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] depthsounder problem
>  >
> > 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
> > >
>
>