We have the plug. I just don't know what condition the through-hull is in given we've never removed it and I doubt the previous owner had done it in the past decade as the boat had been sitting on the hard for the past 5 years prior to this summer.
Does nobody think the temperature reading is abnormal? On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 11:40 AM Hoyt, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ > > 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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