Hi Patrick,
Interesting problem here. Thinking a little
outside the box... okay, maybe more than a little.
Anyone given thought to using the autopilot drive
to drive the cable instead of the tiller arm?
Zero mods required to the existing quadrant assembly.
2 of these in opposition
can find a machine shop willing to do it.
-Patrick
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Autopilot tiller arm on LF38 *without* bolting to quadrant? I know there was a
thread about below-decks autopilots on the Landfall 38 where discussion ended
up on "bolt it to the radial
That would be great if my worries are unfounded because it would save a lot
of work. :)
But I'm not so sure. Generally I like to defer to the advice of the
manufacturer - they're the designers, the experts, the engineers, after
all. Of course, I think Edson is being overly conservative to cover
When I was in that business we fabricated plates to spread the load over
the entire quadrant as opposed to one attachment point.
Joe
Coquina
On 3/4/2019 8:19 AM, Robert Boyer via CnC-List wrote:
I’ve had my autopilot for probably 20+ years with the Type 1 linear
actuator directly attached to
I’ve had my autopilot for probably 20+ years with the Type 1 linear actuator
directly attached to the quadrant with no issues. The quadrant attachment is
reinforced with aluminum plates. We live aboard and cruise up and down the ICW
and to/from the Bahamas. I think your worries are
I know there was a thread about below-decks autopilots on the Landfall 38
where discussion ended up on "bolt it to the radial drive, reinforcing the
attachment point." (
http://cnc-list.com/pipermail/cnc-list_cnc-list.com/2018-May/200838.html )
I'm researching this now, with interest in
