Hi Barry, I have a C&C 30MK1 - would use it in most conditions and mostly solo sailing where i missed not having the AP the most. Most of my sailing are few hour trips and racing around the bay; not allowed to use it for racing. it is real nice to set when putting sails up, cruising and relaxing, make coffee or whatever.
The winds where I sail tend to be gusty and shifty. I don't plan on interfacing to anything else. Perhaps I should think that way i do have a standard horizon cp300i chartplotter and older navman 3100 depth and speed instruments. wind instrument is shot and would eventually replace but for now i don't miss it. the control head has always been missing since I purchased the boat last year I can only assume the other components work. A used 4000+ control head seem to be about $750cnd and the ev1000 will be about $2000 cnd with rebate. I don't like to spend more than I have too but I like things to work as well, tough decision - leaning towards the new one. I really don't think used electronics should be worth that much but they seem to be hard to find and expensive. thanks for your comments Cheers --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Barry Lenoble <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:05:02 -0500 Subject: Stus-List AP - old vs new Hi Steve, A few questions for you: -What do you use the AP for? Is it just used when motoring, or when putting the sails up/down? Do you use it with the sails up in gusty conditions or when racing (if allowed by the rules)? -What other electronics do you have and are they currently interfaced to the AP? Are you interested in having other components interfaced so you can do things like steer to a wind angle or to a waypoint? -What is the condition of the rest of your AP components? In 2014 I installed the EV100 wheel pilot on my C&C 110. It is interfaced to my Raymarine speed and wind, and to my plotter as well. I use the AP all the time and I am happy with the performance. If the wind and seas are behind me the AP does a poor job of steering - the boat slews around and the pilot gets very active trying to correct. If it's blowing over 20 I have to be very careful with sail trim of the AP can get overpowered and the driver motor will stall. The EV100 is really too small for my boat, but the required below deck pilot exceeded my budget. I do like the steer to wind function as well as the navigate to a waypoint. Take care, Barry
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