[C320-list] Knot Meter Transducer Cabin Location Question

[John Meyers]

Christian,

The floor panel you need to remove is just to the forward and port side of
the mast post.

John Meyers
Muskegon, MI

On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 7:01 PM, <danb70341 at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Sent from my iPad
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> > On Oct 10, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Christian <ccaper at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I feel pretty ignorant asking this, so apologies.
> >
> > Sunday I did my first delivery sail for winter storage, completing my
> first
> > season of owning.  I sailed to the yard with a friend of mine who owns a
> > 1987 Catalina 30.  Upon docking, she urged me to find my transducer and
> > replace it with the dummy, so the haul out straps wouldn't damage the
> > transducer.  For the life of me, we couldn't find where to access it in
> the
> > cabin.
> >
> > I know they are usually located fore of the keel.  On her C-30,
> underneath
> > her V-Berth, there was a convenient locker door that gave easy access to
> > her transducer.  We looked everywhere, but couldn't find where to access
> > it.  I feel like an idiot, but I've only seen my boat out of the water
> > twice.
> >
> > The yard said the straps wouldn't harm it, but I'm just very curious
> where
> > cabin access to mine is.  Would it be under one of the sole panels I
> would
> > need to unscrew to access?
> >
> > As always, many thanks.
> >
> > Christian Caperton
> > 1994 C320 "Canuck" #138
> > Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL
>