[Rhodes22-list] Miscellaneous thru-hulls

[John Lock]

At 03:24 PM 3/14/2007 -0400, R22RumRunner at aol.com wrote:
>John,
>It was a thru hull fitting for something like a knot meter or depth sounder
>that didn't work and was removed.

OK, that makes sense.  And prompted me to crawl around and do a more 
thorough inspection of the hull.

I found another thru-hull just forward for the keel (see photo 
attached).  In that photo, the top one appears to have something in 
it.  It protrudes about 1/8" from the hull.  The bottom one is 
apparently an older hole that's been filled.

I'm guessing this is a transducer for a depthfinder or some 
such.  However, there isn't a depthfinder (or knotmeter) on the 
boat.  Unfortunately, I can't get to that part of the hull from the 
inside without tearing out some floor boards that don't wish to be 
torn out.  Also, I've only found one loose wire so far that appears 
to be telephone wire (red/green/yellow/black).  Can't see where it 
starts, but it comes out into the cockpit and is long enough to go 
over the transom.  It may or may not be related, just thought I'd 
throw that fact out there.

So, any guesses what that thru-hull might be?  Let's assume it's a 
transducer for a depthfinder (which would make sense from its 
location near the keel).  Are these interchangeable among 
units?  IOW, could I attach just about any depthfinder to it if I can 
reach the wires?

Cheers!

John Lock
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Lake Sinclair, GA
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