Doubt that will happen as it's like having surgery in Chicago to get into a
hoist once your outside the river. Anyone with other ideas to just help to
seal them off by taking them out and caulking and putting back in while
still in water would be appreciated.
On 6/16/03 12:37 PM, "Derek Reijnen" <Derek@reijnenco.com> wrote:
> When I removed the original transducers two years ago to switch over to
> Nexus, I discovered considerable degradation of the balsa core, which
> required removal of the core material and one square foot of exterior
> f'glas. This was an expensive job and it made me realize the risks of
> sealant failure at the transducers. I'd suggest you haul out and tackle the
> problem fully to avoid further damage.
>
> Derek Reijnen
> The Reijnen Company
> phone: 206-842-4409
> email: derek@reijnenco.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Haislet [mailto:shaislet@speedsite.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:59 AM
> To: Olson 911 Owners
> Subject: Ideas to reseat transducers once boat is already in water
>
> Hey folks,
>
> We seem to be taking in a bit of water through one of out through hulls and
> was looking for options to remove and reseat without taking boat out of
> water.
>
> I was thinking I could get a toilet plunger of sorts to create a vacuum.....
>
>
> Also, I have Nexus Silva instruments and experienced blowing fuses this
> year. The one thing that changed was that I tried to use a four prong
> outlet/ trailer hitch connector from west marine to make the mast connection
> easier.
>
> I removed it and things seem to be working....for one day. I'm hesitant to
> dismiss the problem since all worked well 2 days prior. However I was
> thinking that the plug may have been faulty and if I get several days of
> performance without blowing fuse I would expect that to be problem.
> Otherwise I probably have a short somewhere in mast. Anyone know of an
> issue using this connector and perhaps it isn't made for that sort of use?
>
>
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>
> Steve Haislet
> Latest Trick
>
Received on Mon Jun 16 12:34:13 2003