Hi Jeff

If you have the screw on plug for the transducer then you should pull the 
transducer.  Suprisingly little water comes in with the ST60 speed transducer 
removed.  Process is 1. Unscrew the retaining ring, 2. Pull out the transducer, 
3. Screw on the plug in place of the transducer.  Takes less than ten seconds 
and not a lot of water comes in.

Transducers foul by this time of year and require cleaning.  Likely the boat 
has been in the water for a number of months and the water has been warm.

This is pretty normal.

Mike Hoyt
Persistence
Halifax, Nova Scotia

From: Jeffrey Brideau <[email protected]>
Sent: September 23, 2020 12:35 PM
To: Stus-List <[email protected]>
Subject: Stus-List Raymarine ST60+ Speed

We've got an Autohelm package on the boat we purchased in August with ST60+ 
instruments. The speed sensor reported 0KTS during survey. I cleaned the paddle 
and it turned free during survey haulout and the instrument worked fine for 
several weeks after that. Then, the speed returned to 0KTS but the temperature 
read fine.  I casually brushed the paddle while in the water (not brave enough 
to pull it out while floating yet, want to try in on the hard first. No idea 
when the last time this was done) and it was no help. Last weekend the 
temperature suddenly doubled reporting about 135F seawater.  I lifted the 
instrument and measured resistance across what appears to be a 10k thermistor 
and it correlated well to a 10k chart suggesting water temp at the marina was 
near the expected value.

Am I jumping the gun to assume the display has gone bad given the temperature 
sensor seems like it is working or should I check something else?

Thanks,
Jeff
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