Do you have room to put an extension to the rear or below decks to your rudder shaft? On my last boat I was able to put a standard linear drive aft and below the tiller. It worked great and was out of sight but just a button press away.
A tiller mounted unit will work but you will find yourself only using it for long hauls and not for that quick sail trim etc. One that is always available is worth the effort to be creative about finding a way to instal it. Don Newman 905 547 1750 > On Mar 3, 2015, at 09:58, Burt Stratton via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I am also planning on installing an autohelm before the next launch. My boat > (1974 C&C 33 ¾ tonner) has a tiller. I have found what I believe is an > appropriate tiller pilot from Raymarine. (EV-100). It is rated for vessels up > to just over 13,000 lbs displacement. My boat is listed at just under 10,000 > lbs dry so I should be OK with this unit. It looks reasonably simple to > install. I don’t have a GPS or radar (yet) so no need to interface with > anything else. > > Does anyone have experience with a tiller drive system who might be willing > to share it? I am wondering how difficult (or easy) it is to disconnect and > stow the drive unit when I feel like using my hiking stick. There isn’t much > room in my cockpit (it is configured differently than the MK I) and I don’t > want to install something that will be constantly in the way. > > Burt > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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