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Com-Pac Model Specific Discussions => Eclipse => Topic started by: gmerrill on March 23, 2019, 09:35:45 PM

Title: Hull Speed Transducer
Post by: gmerrill on March 23, 2019, 09:35:45 PM
First of all let me say this is the first sailboat that I've had a speed transducer.  Anyway after being left in the saltwater. Some barnacles grew on the wheel. It wasn't reading at all. I cleaned the wheel off completely. Now it's reading good but it's about 1.5 knots off of my gps. What am I missing. Oh by the way the is a 2018 model.
Greg
Title: Re: Hull Speed Transducer
Post by: kahpho on March 23, 2019, 10:17:23 PM
GPS would be speed over the ground while the transducer would be speed through the water. Could you be seeing some current influence?
Title: Re: Hull Speed Transducer
Post by: gmerrill on March 24, 2019, 02:20:10 PM
I forgot to mention the speed transducer reading is less than the GPS reading. And yes there is current influence for and against