1. I mounted mine on the seat back. Also, I mounted mine on the port side since the engine controls are on that side. The factory setting is for starboard mount but the instructions tell you how change it to port.
2. I think it is. 3. You can easily lift it off the tiller in a fraction of a second. 4. I am also on the Chesapeake (Magothy). It works great. Occasionally it may get overpowered in a puff. That is usually corrected with sail trim. Suggestion - I mounted my power connection in the cuddy. You are welcome to come by to see my setup. Michael Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone with Nextel Direct Connect -----Original Message----- From: "Joe McCary" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:11:52 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Auto Pilot I am about to purchase a Raymarine St 2000 plus auto pilot. But I have some questions. 1. The PDF manual on the Raymarine site says I should mount it on the Starboard seat and attach to the tiller, BUT I have a nice set of full seat cushions that I don’t want to cut apart. It also says I can mount it to the side of the coaming and span across to the tiller (there are spacing arms available). Has anyone done this? 2. Is the St 2000 Plus the one to buy? 3. In practicle use, how do I deactivate the unit and manually steer? Suppose I on on a collision course and need to make an immediate course change, how hard/time consuming is it to press the standby and disengage the unit form the tiller? Or is this just a non issue? 4. How well in different conditions does this work? I sail on The Chesapeake bay and we rarely get “heavy” air conditions. We often get 3’+ waves and wind 15+ knots, is this the outer limit of the unit? FYI, Amazon.com has the unit for $567. Right now… anyone k now of a better price? Joe McCary Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD www.aeoluswestriver.net joe at photoresponse dot com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
