Pitot tube

JeffHJeffH Member Posts: 20 ✭
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Changing my speedometer this weekend to a new GPS model. Should I plug the pitot tube at the disconnect in the drive and remove the rubber tube leading to the dash or just plug it under the dash with a screw in the tube?
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  • reneechris14reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would say behind the dash. It gets up to 30psi , could blow of the cap and spray water. Just my 2€
    2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct
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  • zaverin1zaverin1 Member Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭
    How about at the transom 
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  • Cableguy GregCableguy Greg Member Posts: 5,066 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would plug it at the dash in case there is a rare chance that you want to use it again.
    2008 280 Express Cruiser, 6.2MPI, B3, Pittsburgh, PA "Blue Ayes" (Sold)
    2022 Cherokee 294GEBG Black Label land yacht. 
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  • zaverin1zaverin1 Member Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭
    Unplug at water pickup and no pressure issues 
    if needed again it’s still there 
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  • JeffHJeffH Member Posts: 20 ✭
    Thanks for the input. Not planning to go back but I think it would be a chore to pull the tube clear out and at 30psi I would be concerned about a leak inside the cabin so unplugging it in the drive and leaving seems the best so far. 
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,835 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Having explored this tube pretty thoroughly, I would find a section where the tube runs along the to of the transom, cut, fold over and secure with a zip tie. That way you above the water line. You could disconnect the lower tube from outside the transom but I'd say you can't remove the hole section with the drive on...
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