Hi Andrew,
I had this problem in an Wagner *50 autopilot
many years ago. It was corrosion on the main
driver circuit board at one of the large transistors.
My recommendation is to take apart and clean as
much as possible your control head circuitry,
using Fred approved cleaning methodology yada yada :)
Reassemble and hope for the best.
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 05:57 PM 25/05/2016, you wrote:
Hey all -
Iâve got a Simrad WP30 that only seems to like
steering to starboard. After following the
instructions in
<https://www.simrad-yachting.com/Root/Operator%20Manual/SimradYachting/English/wp10.pdf>the
manual for holding a course it does nothing
except make many small adjustments to starboard,
at which point the boat just goes in circles.
The PO said he thought it had worked at one
point, but never used it. The manual isnât
helpful at all, and
<http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f13/simrad-wp30-help-108170.html>these
<http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f13/simrad-wheel-pilot-wp30-16255.html>posts
from Cruisers Forum donât seem to offer up any solutions.
Is there any hope for my unit, or should I be
looking for another? Iâm hoping to do more
singlehanded sailing later this year and Iâd
really like to have an autopilot for longer
passages. The WP30 is exactly the level of
functionality Iâm looking for - just something
that can hold a course and tack. Sub $500 would
be awesome, I assume at that price Iâm going
to be looking for a used unit. Any suggestions?
--
Andrew Means
S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 Mk I
Seattle, WA
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