Sailboat Knotmeter
Find great deals on ebay for sailboat knotmeter. shop with confidence.. I'm trying to replace my knotmeter (and depth sounder). i thought the st60+ from raymarine would do the trick. but the specs for the speed transducer say 2-45 knots.. The knotmeter gives me speed through the water which is critical to my performance analysis. gps output is also valuable to me for distance/time/bearing to waypoint data, but not useful to me for performance data. as for the knotmeter set-up, i like the concept of the dual transducer arrangement, and can see how it could (in theory) be set up..
This is what happens when you take the plug out of a thru hull for a knotmeter sensor. water starts coming in pretty darn fast.. Except for signet. they are still a small company in southern california building sailboat instruments. and they build a special knotmeter for us that is a perfect replacement for thousands of round instruments installed in early catalinas. most of the companies who built round instruments are now out of business.. Please browse our pages and learn about the best mechanical knotmeter ever created. this rugged, simple design has been proven for thirty years in every corner of the globe! from new zealand to new england long range sailors use knotstick..
