Signet Marine is 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. But our
knotmeter is a great replacement for several reasons:
• They are built to the same high standards as always.
• Four small magnets in a paddlewheel transducer with four vanes begin to rotate at a very low speed threshold making for great light air sensitivity.
• The 4-1/2" round case (5-1/2" bezel) was the largest in the industry and therefore will fill the
bulkhead mounting hole of almost any instrument.
• The mushroom mount thru-hull simplifies installation.
• The 1.6" diameter thru-hull fitting will replace most companies' fittings making it easy to retrofit in place of your existing instrument.
• Red night lighting can be wired to your running light circuit for good night time visibility.
• No external power source is required for the instrument.