Has anyone tried the Teleflex "trolling speedometer" that West Marine
sells? It has a speed range of zero to 10 mph and costs $84.99. It's a
standard 2-1/8-inch gauge and comes with paddlewheel and cable.
Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA
>Maybe not. Mount it on a stick so you don't have to lean
>over so far to get it into the water.
>
>Bill B.
>P18 #454, "Dream Catcher"
>Nampa, Idaho
>
>> I have seen and used one of these hand held speed indicators. It seems
>> to be fairly accurate but with a high freeboard it can be a hassle to
>> use. You actually dip the bent opened end into the water with the
>> opening facing in the direction the boat is heading. The pressure of the
>> passing water forces the ball up into the tube and the top of the water
>> level in the tube indicates the speed. The water is then released from
>> the tube once you've seen the reading. You don't have to strain to see
>> the reading while it is still in the water. Well worth adding to the
>> inventory of equipment on a potter 15 but inconvenient on the 19 I would
>> think.