[C320-list] Wind Instrument Malfunction

[John Meyers]

My apologies for accidentally sending a personal message to the whole list
server.

John Meyers


On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 9:00 AM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dr Welch,
>
> Summer is going fast and going well for us. Hopefully it is like that for
> you too.
>
> What days are you at Blue Lake this month?
>
> It happens that I am spending the day doing projects etc on my boat
> tomorrow, Wednesday the 18th, at Muskegon Lake at Great Lakes Marina.  I
> could take some time to come up to Blue Lake any time during the afternoon
> or evening if you are available.
>
> We are planning a whole family get together just north of Leland from
> Friday July 20th thru the following Friday and could stop by that Friday
> the 27th on our way home either at Elk Rapids or Blue Lake.  After that I
> could come up the 28th or days after that if you are still at Blue Lake.
>
> Does any of those dates work for you?
>
> John Meyers
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 5:24 PM, Welch, Myron D <myron-welch at uiowa.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> John,
>> Good pun. Yes, when I have a Wind Instrument malfunction, it's a 32 foot
>> problem. Hope you can sail north to our beautiful cruising grounds this
>> summer. I’ll try to contact you when I’m at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in
>> July.
>>
>> Myron Welch
>> Wind Instrument #238
>> Iowa City, Iowa
>> Grace Memorial Harbor
>> Elk Rapids, Michigan
>>
>>
>> > On May 10, 2018, at 3:46 PM, John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I wonder if Myron has any Wind Instrument malfunctions.
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> > On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 4:39 PM, Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> We had ST-60 instruments (still have ST-60 sensors, but upgraded to i70
>> >> instrument) I ran the tests that Raymarine tech advised, no joy. Sent
>> the
>> >> head in to be tested, passed, sent the vane in, it passed... gave up
>> and
>> >> bought a new vane on eBay..works fine now.
>> >>
>> >> Chris Burti
>> >> Farmville, NC
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 4:22 PM, Cliff Lee <rcliffordlee at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> We just went out for our check-out sail.  No problems except that our
>> >> wind
>> >>> direction and wind speed are not working right.  The anemometer and
>> >>> masthead vane are moving.  The wind speed display is active.  When we
>> >> turn
>> >>> it on, the wind direction "jiggles" and seems to read correctly for a
>> few
>> >>> seconds.  The wind speed also displays a value.  After 2-3 seconds,
>> the
>> >>> wind direction drops to zero degrees and the wind speed freezes at a
>> >>> constant value.  I believe we have an Autohelm ST50 system.  I tried
>> to
>> >>> check whatever connection I could find, including the connections
>> inside
>> >>> the binnacle display housing and at the nav station.  I temporarily
>> >> removed
>> >>> the fuse on the Nac/Com switch, and that made things go haywired till
>> I
>> >>> reconnected.  Any ideas?  I'm no electrician.
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> Cliff Lee
>> >>> Comfort Zone - 1994 Hull 268
>> >>>
>> >>
>>
>>
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