Ron, The hydraulic pump is set up inside the access hatch on the port side of the helm seat. Here is a pic: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/hydraulic.jpg (Excuse the mess — this was taken right after my new engine was installed and I still have to clean up all the wiring.)
The control goes through to under the helm seat and attached to the quadrant: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/quadrant.jpg Looks like this will be my last weekend of sailing for the year — Let’s go! (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/STID-warp.m4v) All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Oct 9, 2015, at 12:26 PM, Ron Ricci <[email protected]> wrote: > > Edd, > > You are a lucky guy! Do you have any photos showing how your existing > Octopus cylinder is mounted? > > I have all Raymarine equipment and the EV-200 looks pretty neat. It seems > like many of us that own 37+’s are either upgrading or looking at installing > autopilots. > > Thanks, > Ron > Ron Ricci > S/V Patriot > C&C 37+ > Bristol, RI > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > > From: Edd Schillay [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] > Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 5:56 PM > To: C&C List > Subject: Stus-List Autopilot Recommendations > > Listers, > > My wife is considering buying me an autopilot system for my 50th (YIKES!) > birthday next year to replace our failing Robertson unit. She saw the video > from the 2015 Northeast Rendezvous of Nader sitting in his cockpit eating > lunch while the boat drove itself to Clinton and said “Oh you gotta have > that!” > > The Octopus hydraulic drive is already installed and I’m somewhat partial to > the Raymarine EV-200 system (and Fred Street has pretty good pricing), but > wanted to see if anyone else has recommendations on units I should look at. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > <image001.png>
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