Ron, just some background, the fluxgate compass on my 35-3 is in the hanging locker opposite the head. Nothing too much to worry about there for interference - but now that I think about it, I shall be careful of using the autopilot while charging the handheld VHF on the shelf above...
Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 Branford, CT On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Ron Kaye <ronkaye...@gmail.com> wrote: > We are approaching our 1 year anniversary with our 35-3. We have finally > got her back in the water after a new bottom job with soda blasting and > base coat etc, and then replacing essential fluids, fixing running lights > and a new head etc. and have been learning her ways and starting to enjoy > her company very muchl. Last weekend we sailed from our home port in > the Rhode R. to St. Michaels for a two-day trip which was great - with one > notable exception and even broke 6 knots under sail a time or two in > moderate wind. On the return trip the Raymarine Autohelm 4000 (PO- used > this for years) decided to freak out and wanted to turn the boat in hard > circles to starboard. We couldn't get it to snap out of it - pushed the > Standby and Auto buttons repeatedly, held them in for longer periods, > turned the unit off and back on, unplugged it - essentially everything > short of "percussive maintenance" - which might actually have been a good > idea. I cant find anything in the user manual that covers this issue > unless some internal mode got somehow switched. > > I'm wondering if this scanario sounds familiar with anyone and hoping > there might be a "Doh!" fix. We know the unit is old and pretty basic by > current standards. There was an upgrade kit by Raymarine that used the > same drive hardware with a next generation control head (at4000 model I > think it was) but even that system is now older and the kit has been > discontinued by Raymarine. Is there some kind of work-around if it comes > to that where a new controller can interface with the existing drive > motor? Is there any inexpensive way out of this? If the system really > should just be completely replaced we'll do that but hopefully we can avoid > that. > Thanks for any help with this. > > -- > Ron & Lisa > To be Renamed > 1986 > >
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