Re: catalina27-talk: RE: Horizon Instruments

[frank hines]

Jim Thanks for the comeback.  I know there are four leads in the cable.  Do you konw what two colors are for the wind speed?  The company who bought Standard Horizon is going to send me a manual.  It might have a schematic in it.   I was out at my boat today putting my sails on and noticed that at least 50% of all anenometers on the masts of the boats in the marina have been broken by our last hail storm which was pretty exciting.  Looks like a replacement will be in order for a lot of boats.  I'm thinking that some of you have already done the round instruments to square instrument replacement.  Anyone have a template for the conversion to square instruments for a Cat. 27 with a wheel with instruments?   I guess we are lucky here when I think of all those beautiful boats killed by the hurricanes.  I do worry when there are tornado warnings around the lake here.  It's hard to place a insurance claim when your boat isn't even at the marina anymore.   Frank Hines #6607 First Luff     ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: catalina27-talk@memberclicks.com Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 12:50 PM Subject: catalina27-talk: RE: Horizon Instruments >Does anyone know how to get the Standard Horizon instruments our boats came with repaired?  I have the WS1 wind >machine and can't find a web site that even mentions a Standard Horizon WS1.  I have a 1989 boat.The wind direction part >works fine, thank God, but the wind speed doesn't work. >Frank Hines  #6607  First Luff Frank, have you tried to do any troubleshooting on  the wind speed portion?   The anemometer at the mast head is a little electrical generator.  It puts out a small AC voltage, whose frequency varies with the wind speed.    First thing to look for is this voltage on the back of the meter.  If your meter has a frequency function, you can see the frequency vary as the wind speed changes.  No voltage, then first choice from a problem is the wiring.     I think Standard Horizion has stopped supporting this line.   From a google search and the sailnet pages, Rick Kaus ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) was offering a free/cheap  WS1 about  a year and some months ago because his masthead unit had failed.  He has a C-28. Jim, "Whiskey Girl",  Dana Point, CA