The paddle wheel should turn easily when you blow on it. If it doesn't then you may need to clean the socket in which it turns. Bleach helps.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Currently enjoying the warm clear weather in St Andrews, New Brunswich. Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Aug 25, 2015, at 10:52, Gary Nylander via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I get growth in the slot where the little wheel spins. Have done a lot of > 'fixes' to make it work, and it is still spotty. I even bought a new wheel... > no help. (Nexus) > > Gary > 30-1 > Weedy mid-Chesapeake > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Monty Schumpert via CnC-List > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Monty Schumpert > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 10:45 AM > Subject: Re: Stus-List knotmeter malfunction > > Joe, > I had the same symptoms with my knotmeter last week. The boat had been unused > for several weeks with the bung installed. I installed the transducer(s) > before leaving the dock and the knotmeter read zero until we had covered > about 5 miles when it started reading correctly. I assumed there was a > build-up of growth in front of the paddlewheel, and it performed fine for the > rest of the trip. > > Monty > Scandia > 1991 C&C 34+ > Annapolos, MD > >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Coquina just got hauled this morning. Now I can go over and see why my >> knotmeter reads 0 underway, but if I pull the impellor out and spin it the >> readings are good. Any ideas why the paddlewheel spins freely in my hand but >> not in the water??? >> >> BTW – the diver that cleaned my bottom said now I had 3 different colors of >> paint showing maybe it was time for more LOL. The last time I painted I did >> one blue layer and one red layer over black original. It seems to have >> ablated itself right off the boat. >> >> >> >> Joe Della Barba >> >> Coquina >> >> C&C 35 MK I >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom >> of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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