pitot tube

ohfishcat

Seaman Apprentice
Joined
Feb 19, 2011
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is a pitot tube suppose to move,,,i bought a teleflex pitot tube it i had to bend it the other way from packaged,,,and it dont swing freely on the hinge the right way,,, it did when it was upside down
 

kmarine

Chief Petty Officer
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Nov 5, 2010
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Re: pitot tube

Most pilot spedometer tubes that I am familure with do not move unless you hit somthing like a log. They have a spring clip to pop up to avoid tearing the pilot off the boat transom. Water pressure pushes through the hole pressurising the hose to indicate speed. I keep a paperclip in the glove box of my ski boat to clean out debris from the pilot hole.
 
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