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Balancing tubes for speedometers Printed From: CorrectCraftFan.com Category: Repairs and Maintenance Forum Name: Boat Maintenance Forum Discription: Discuss maintenance of your Correct Craft URL: http://www.CorrectCraftFan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=557 Printed Date: January-30-2025 at 11:46am Topic: Balancing tubes for speedometers Posted By: yellowdog Subject: Balancing tubes for speedometers Date Posted: June-23-2004 at 12:29pm Note to self: Add to winterization chores; Blow out pitot tubes to remove any water that got trapped in balancing tubes (chambers). Been meaning to post this for a while now. Neither of the speedometers worked this spring when we put the boat in. After digging around for a few hours, I found that the bottoms of the balance tubes had swollen and burst. Water must have been left in the tubes and frozen over the winter, thus expanding the brass past its flexible limit. The holes were in the sides of the tubes so repair was easy, but, getting them out and back in requires more flexibility than I plan on putting this old body through again. ------------- Caretaker of the wife's '78 Ski Nautique Replies: Posted By: kenny g Date Posted: June-23-2004 at 12:38pm thanks for this post yellowdog . GREAT IDEA ! ------------- kenny g

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