Fred Thank you very much. I am willing to try anything as long as it can be a safe installation and that it can talk to my Nima 2000.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2018, at 7:56 PM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi, John — unless your LF38 is significantly different from mine, there is > absolutely no room to add a proper tiller arm. You either have to live with > an undersized wheel pilot (as the Simrad is no longer in production, and the > Raymarine is right on the edge for our boats’ displacement…); or you have to > strengthen the radial drive and attach the ram directly to that. I know, > Chuck: that’s not recommended by Edson. But there’s really no other choice; > and done correctly, it seems to work just fine. The biggest issue is just > getting everything properly mounted in that #$%@# excuse for an engine space > in the LF38. It takes a bit of cockpit locker space, but it appears to me > after much thought that a transverse mounting of the ram into the starboard > locker would be the best in terms of access for both installation and > maintenance. > > I would also suggest that you take a look at the various hydraulic drives out > there (specifically Octopus and Simrad/Navico), as I believe they’ll last > much longer than the linear electromechanical drives from Raymarine. > > And to Allan Hester, who asked about below-deck autopilots in a post last > weekend, sorry for the delay in replying; I was up trying to get the boat > ready for its much-delayed launch this coming Saturday. Ask away, and I’ll > try to help. > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > >> On May 30, 2018, at 4:17 PM, john wright via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> "Has any CC Landfall 38 owners installed an Edson tiller arm for linear >> autopilot drive application? We are trying to install a B&G RAM1 Linear >> drive unit and don't have enough exposed rudder shaft to attached an >> independent Edson bronze tiller arm for linear drive connection. We also >> interested if anyone has used the quadrant to attach the quick release pin. >> Its not recommended by Edson but figured someone would disregard the warning >> just to have a below deck autopilot" > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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