We are still in Cortes Bay and the sun is out, but the wind is up
We were going to head for Prideaux Haven yesterday. The sun came out and the rain stopped. The only problem was the wind came up. There were gusts over 23 knots in the harbor. So, we decided that we would stay put until the wind goes down. I sleep better tied to the dock.
Today I got tired of looking at one of the depth finders saying we had 3.1 feet of water under the boat. I replaced that new transducer with the old one and we magically have 36.5 feet of water under the boat. I replaced the old transducer because the temperature sensor in it failed. It read the depth perfectly. The new transducer measured the temperature correctly, but spent most of the time telling us we had 3.1 feet of water under the boat. I chose to have an incorrect temperature reading and a good idea of the depth. The new one will be returned for warranty replacement when we get back. I have another depth transducer that is the primary source of depth information, but having a backup is comforting.
Replacing the transducer from inside the boat is exciting. When you pull it out there is a good size gusher of water coming out of an 1.5" hole. The idea is to quickly push the replacement transducer into the hole and stop the gusher. This all sounds good until you pull the old one out and replacement doesn't want easily go into the hole. The boat draws 5' of water, so there is a fail amount of pressure to deal with.
Other than this problem the boat has been trouble free! (Knock on wood)
Today I got tired of looking at one of the depth finders saying we had 3.1 feet of water under the boat. I replaced that new transducer with the old one and we magically have 36.5 feet of water under the boat. I replaced the old transducer because the temperature sensor in it failed. It read the depth perfectly. The new transducer measured the temperature correctly, but spent most of the time telling us we had 3.1 feet of water under the boat. I chose to have an incorrect temperature reading and a good idea of the depth. The new one will be returned for warranty replacement when we get back. I have another depth transducer that is the primary source of depth information, but having a backup is comforting.
Replacing the transducer from inside the boat is exciting. When you pull it out there is a good size gusher of water coming out of an 1.5" hole. The idea is to quickly push the replacement transducer into the hole and stop the gusher. This all sounds good until you pull the old one out and replacement doesn't want easily go into the hole. The boat draws 5' of water, so there is a fail amount of pressure to deal with.
Other than this problem the boat has been trouble free! (Knock on wood)
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