[C320-list] Knot Meter Transducer Cabin Location Question

[Scott Thompson]

On my boat there is a small pull up panel (not screwed down) in the 
V-berth floor on the boat's center line, and it's under there. May be 
different on your older boat.

Scott Thompson

Surprise, #653 (1999)


On 10/10/2017 6:41 PM, Christian 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