My experience with the Nexus paddlewheel is that the transducer bushing develops a bit of shmutz around the bottom perimeter which interferes with the paddlewheel when pushed in. It spins free when removed but binds when installed. You may need to clean the bottom of the bushing.
Gary S/V Kaylarah '90 C&C 37+ East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 2:19 PM nausetbeach--- via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > This year the boat speed paddlewheel on my Nexus Classic system seems to > be binding. I get 0 boat speed when motoring at 3-4 kts and it finally > starts to read when the boat accelerates to 5-6 kts, but it shows the boat > speed ~ 4 kts. I pulled the paddlewheel and left it sitting in a cup of > fresh water for several days to loosen any shrimp and other potential > aquatic growth and then used a tooth bush on it to clean it. I can spin the > paddlewheel by flicking my finger on it but still slows then stops much > more quickly than it used to. > > > > I cannot see anything that might be binding the paddlewheel. Any > suggestions? Soak it in dilute white vinegar? Spray McLube on it? The > unit / system is long time discontinued so getting a replacement is not > possible. > > > > TIA, > > Brian > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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