I have an X-5 wheelpilot on my 35/3. It is the predecessor to the current model. Install was straightforward despite a 75 page manual. Integration with my plotter was easy with NMEA 2000. I did it with no help and no prior experience. Total time was 12 hours, but if I had help (or fewer wires in my binnacle guard), I could have done it in less than 1/2 that time. It works great in a steady breeze, but on a broad reach in gusty conditions it has a hard time holding the course. Probably more to do with sail trim and balance than any fault in the unit.
Joel On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 8:43 PM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > I found that having a rudder angle indicator is very useful, but > OTOH installing the sensor on the quadrant of my 35 MKII was a real big > PITA…so much so that I put off installing it for over 2 years and tried > with very poor results to use my new wheel pilot. I have the Raymarine > ST4000 MKII plus wheel pilot and it has worked very well on my 35 MKII but > only after I installed the rudder sensor. The ST 4000MKII plus would not > hold a course with only the signal from the fluxgate compass, it was lost > without that rudder sensor signal, whereas the older unit it replaced did > not need a rudder sensor signal to hold a course. Not sure about the newer > Raymarine wheel pilots. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of > *bobmor99 > . > *Sent:* December 17, 2013 9:14 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Raymarine EV-100 Autopilot > > > > I've been daydreaming about getting an autopilot for oXmas. > > Any opinions or experience with Raymarine's fairly new "Evolution" wheel > autopilot? > > > > At most I'll be coastal cruising, perhaps one day to the Florida Keys > (starting from North Florida). The EV-100 Wheel system looks appropriate > for Ox. > > http://www.raymarine.com/view/?id=6866 > > > > The new sensor core (EV-1) has obviated the need for a fluxgate compass > but a rudder reference unit (not included) is still required. > > > > Any opinions or experience with rudder reference units and whether vendor > interoperability could be an issue? > > I'm guessing they are just some sort potentiometer putting out a variable > voltage. > > > > Link to control unit mini-specs: > > > > http://www.raymarine.com/view/?id=7725&collectionid=82&col=7717 > > > > > > Thanks much in advance, > > > > Bob M > > Ox 33-1 > > Jax, FL > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3658/6428 - Release Date: 12/17/13 > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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