What Ed says. I never leave Touché’s paddle wheel in. Only put it in when we go sailing.
Dennis C. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 10, 2018, at 8:34 AM, Edward Levert via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Dan > > You should have a plug which allows you to remove the transducer with the > boat in the water. Simple process of pulling the transducer and inserting the > plug. If done quickly, you might let 2 cups of water in. Will need a person > spinning the paddle and one looking at the instrument. > > Ed Levert > C&C 34 Briar Patch > New Orleans > >> On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 8:30 AM Dan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> Thanks guys. >> Difficult to get the padwheel moving when the boat is in the slip and >> there's no current lol. >> I can try sticking my outboard motor in front of the boat and gunning it to >> get the water flowing... or I can get in the dinghy and try to reach under >> to spin the wheel manually... >> >> Before I do that - I have a digital readout of my NMEA 0183 sentences so I >> can analyze the readouts line by line. I don't even have a readout for >> "0.0.0" on the speed (or any speed data at all) I'm wonderring IF the >> padweel isn't turning, it will literally give back NO data / sentences at >> all? not even a "0.0.0"? >> >> Dan >> >>> On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 9:58 AM Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> I also had a paddlewheel issue caused by bottom paint. I did not discover >>> the nature of the problem was until the boat was out of the water. >>> >>> From: Edward Levert via CnC-List >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:50 AM >>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> Cc: Edward Levert >>> Subject: Re: Stus-List padwheel issues >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> The paddle wheel needs to spin to get a reading. I have an Airmar >>> transducer for the ST 60. It stopped giving speed readings even though the >>> paddle was clean and rotated easily. A new paddle solved the issue. My >>> guess is that the build up of bottom paint was blocking the impulse signal >>> the paddle creates. Perhaps scrapping the paddle free of paint might solve >>> your problem. >>> >>> Ed Levert >>> C&C 34 Briar Patch >>> New Orleans >>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 7:39 AM Dan via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> Hi all, I have a ST850 Airmar speed/temperature transducer that I'm trying >>>> to get working (again) with my new equipment. I'm pretty sure the issue is >>>> with the wiring so if any of you have this transducer maybe you know where >>>> I'm going wrong? >>>> >>>> ***My ST850 is from 2006 so I'm pretty sure it's not the "smart sensor" >>>> one that is supposed to output NMEA2000 sentences directly. >>>> >>>> With my old system ONLY the green wire was hooked up to a B&G nav computer >>>> and the black and shield were connected to ground. (no temperature data) >>>> >>>> I've got: >>>> GREEN to Speed Pulse IN (not sure what "pulse" is ecactly) >>>> Black, and Shield to Ground IN >>>> Red to Speed Voltage IN >>>> Yellow/Red Stripe to Temp IN >>>> Brown to nothing >>>> >>>> With this configuration I'm getting Temperature NMEA sentences, but no >>>> Speed. Anyone know where I'm going wrong? Does the padwheel have to be >>>> turning to get speed sentences? >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> Breakaweigh >>>> C&C44 >>>> Halifax, NS >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > > 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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