No- It is smooth by hand. No stiffness I have noticed. Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
> On Aug 26, 2015, at 12:50 PM, David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Does the steering hang up at all when the autopilot is disengaged? > > David F. Risch > 1981 40-2 > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:04:11 -0400 > To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Autopilot steering > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: davidakne...@gmail.com > > I was on a long cruise last weekend and we ended up motoring for many hours. > installed a new Raymarine EV1/ST4000+ wheel pilot last winter and this was > the first extended use. I found that it was frequently cutting out while > motoring (not sailing). The unit would simply freeze up and stop steering > while the boat drifted slowly off course. No error on the P70 controller > screen until I got an off course warning. I also noticed the wheel pilot > getting warm/hot when this was happening which may be why it cut out. > I also notice that while motoring, there is significant pull on the wheel > that has to be fought to keep the boat going straight. Is that normal? I am > guessing that the wheel pilot is overheating due to the power needed to > continuously fight that pull? Thanks- Dave > > Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > > _______________________________________________ Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including > unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com>
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