Dan:
The first time I pulled the transducer/padwheel, it was a unnerving....I
hadn't even removed one while on the hard let alone in 36' of water.
Have your factory 'blank' in one hand (and I even now carry a wooden
plug just in case), pull up, a gush of water, insert the blank/plug
securely, I repeat securely.
Do the same when replacing the transducer/padwheel....it gets less
stressful after the first time. I have it down now to where I get maybe
half a quart/litre of saltwater per pull. that water drains into my
bilge so it really doesn't matter to me.
My padwheel has stopped spinning while sailing....I've pulled it under
sail to clear the debris preventing it to spin. When I pull it, I can
spin it with a finger, drop it and quickly go to the cockpit to see if
there is any speed showing on the panel....usually I get there around 2
knots and watch it drop back to 0.00 knots.
Or get someone around you that has done it before and watch closely to
see how easy it is.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - #277
Halifax, N.S.
On 2018-10-11 11:58 AM, Dan via CnC-List wrote:
I had a tech support ticket open with Actisense (the Digital NMEA
product I'm using to read my data streams from my transducers) and
they confirmed that if the padwheel is not spinning, NO data will be
formed and no NMEA sentenses will be transmitted. SO - YES, the
padwheel HAS to spin, and it's not a wiring issue (95% certain)...
That said, I went out on deck and tried pulling a line along the
underside of the hull to activate the wheel and tried using oars to
move the water around the waterline but then it started to rain so I
gave up the attempt. The only other non-evasive method is to get in
the dinghy and try to reach the wheel with my hand... or bite the
bullet and try pulling the sensor out completely and replacing it with
the plug which to me sounds like extremely risky business but you guys
seem to think it's a breeze...
WISH ME LUCK!
Dan
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