[C320-list] Knot Meter Transducer Cabin Location Question

[Scott Thompson]

The variety is probably because Catalina itself was not doing the 
installations originally, and the earlier boats apparently didn't have a 
dedicated place for this. In my 1999 boat it is clear that the small 
opening hatch on the V-berth floor, on centerline, was designed into the 
hull liner below the flooring. I can't imagine it was designed for any 
other purpose, and it makes pulling the transducer a very quick and easy 
job.


On 10/11/2017 1:10 AM, P.F. Ross wrote:
> Likewise, I am amazed at all the different locations.
>
> Mine is under the short (maybe 18" long) center piece of cabin sole just
> forward of the mast compression post.  Need to remove 4 screws but access
> to the bilge compartment where both depth and speed transducers are located
> is wide open.
>
> Frank Ross
> Beta Wave #206
> Naples, FL
>
> On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 10:49 PM, Bev Wright <bev.wright at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> I'm amazed at the various locations reported for the knot meter. On Whoosh
>> (#15, 1993) it is in the small port locker under the V-berth, slightly
>> forward and impossible to access without removing the door. Even then, it's
>> extremely difficult to reach it, you need to be a contortionist. Thus, we
>> leave it in all the time and the only time it works is right after a bottom
>> cleaning and then only for a week or two. I can understand why someone
>> would move it entirely because the V-berth doorway is also a tight fit for
>> me. Short of cutting open the deck floor in front of the V-berth, I've been
>> thinking about cutting that door space to be much larger and reversing the
>> door opening for easier access.
>>
>> Bev Wright
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On
>> Behalf Of Christian
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 6:41 PM
>> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>> Subject: [C320-list] Knot Meter Transducer Cabin Location Question
>>
>> 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
>>
>>