Re: Stus-List Autopilot Recommendations

I had to get auto pilot because my cat refuses to take the helm. So I got the Raymarine X10 with linear drive and a St70 control head. Thinking I should add a rudder transducer... am thinking this will lessen the constant adjustments from the pilot. What is your opinion Fred?  Doug

Re: Stus-List Autopilot Recommendations

All this chatter about autopilots; its really nice when they work... I had to motor for about 15 miles today, and I found that by setting the autopilot I could clean the boat and store gear while the boat drove itself...(I did keep a sharp eye out for staying on course and barges...) Richa

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Edson calls their quadrants "Quadrants". They call the round wheel that replaces a quadrant and a couple of sheaves a "Radial Drive Wheel" Ken H. On 9 October 2015 at 14:44, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I've always wondered why these things are called quadran

Re: Stus-List Autopilot Recommendations

My C&C 35 was a quadrant (quarter circle). Gary '90 C&C 37 Plus ~~~_/)~~ On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Russ & Melody via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I've always wondered why these things are called quadrants when they are > clearly all 'round... :) > > Cheers

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I've always wondered why these things are called quadrants when they are clearly all 'round... :) Cheers, Russ At 09:49 AM 09/10/2015, you wrote: Ron, The control goes through to under the helm seat and attached to the quadrant:

Re: Stus-List Autopilot Recommendations

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 wirin

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Rich – The SPX-30. Ray tech support has it - Not repairable, but is replaceable. It’s not worth going into detail on dealing with tech support to get to this conclusion, but it wasn’t great. However, congratulations on your whack of systems with few problems. I don’t have any hydraulics

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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, Ro

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Pete: Out of curiosity, what “died” in your Raymarine system? I have owned and installed a whack of these systems and have had very few problems over the years. Also, unless I’m suffering more than usual today, the Garmin Shadow Drive will only work when installed in the line from a helm pump

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I too an going through the same process with autopilots. My boat came with a linear drive already installed - one plus. I bought the Garmin quatix watch on a whim :-) so I am leaning towards a Garmin. -bill Bill Hoyne Mithrandir ’74 C&C35 MkII in Victoria,BC > On Oct 9, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Pe

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Cruising World has a article summarizing different autopilot manufacturers in the Oct issue. Not a lot of detail, but another source of input. I installed Raymarine SPX-30 in ’08 and it died on me this summer. I’ll replace with Garmin over the winter. Next summer I’ll be able to give a m