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 <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:50 AM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Edward Levert <weeselev...@gmail.com> >> *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 > >
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