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General Activities => Main Message Board => Topic started by: Ken Juul on May 21, 2007, 08:04:59 AM

Title: Knot meter
Post by: Ken Juul on May 21, 2007, 08:04:59 AM
Finally got away from the dock this weekend :clap  New rigging is great, much less weather helm than last year.  Last thing we did before going out was a quick pull to power wash the hull and change zinc's, I'm on an every other year paint schedule.  Wind was blowing 25-30 so we ended up motoring upwind to our destination.  Knot meter worked as expected showing appropriate speeds.  Coming home on a down wind run, it responded normally 2/3 of the way then went nuts, showing 10-13 knots for about 10 minutes before returning to normal.  Visually boat speed looked to remain the same.  I can't explain it.  Any ideas?  It is the original Standard Horizon knot meter.
Title: Re: Knot meter
Post by: Ron Hill on May 21, 2007, 06:35:31 PM
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