Raymarine ST4000 MK2 Wheel drive repair

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Hey folks, not the most pertinent to this thread but speaking about these units - they get thirsty. There’s a hole in the outer plastic, facing towards the bow when installed, specifically for this purpose. Under harder conditions I have a squirt bottle to give the unit a drink every so often for this purpose. It will quiet down and operate more smoothly. This trick is hidden somewhere in the fine print of the user manual that I am now too old to read…

True! I keep a plastic squirt bottle full of water in the cockpit for that purpose. Giving my wheel drive a ”drink” amuses passengers who see me do it but it does work.