Charlie,
I can't feel any friction when the AH is disabled on my below deck
RayMarine hydraulic. I wouldn't hesitate to go to it. Much less than the
wheel pilot on the the 35. You are welcome to hop on and try it out
while we're in your neck of the woods.
Mark Baldridge
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'89 C&C37/40+ "The Edge"
Surf City, NC
On 7/8/2018 8:55 PM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List wrote:
My type 1 RAM adds no noticeable friction.
Joel
On Sun, Jul 8, 2018 at 8:51 PM Edd Schillay via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
Charlie,
There’s actually more friction with the wheel pilot versus the
hydraulic.
All the best,
Edd
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On Jul 8, 2018, at 8:15 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
My Raymarine wheel pilot has given up the ghost and I am
considering a below deck hydraulic replacement. The cost is
reasonable since most of my Raymarine stuff will be used by the
hydraulic unit.
My concern is how responsive (or not!) the wheel will be when the
pilot is disengaged. With the wheel pilot, there was little
difference.
I have steered a boat with hydraulic steering once (a Whitby 42)
whose entire steering (auto or not) was hydraulic. The response of
that system was so bad I swore I would never have anything to do
with another hydraulic unit.
Of course, when not engaged I understand that the pilot would not
be steering the boat--OTOH, it is still connected in some manner.
Since I mostly PHRF race the boat, I need to have the wheel/rudder
move without additional resistance from the auto-pilot.
Is this something I should be concerned about or is the wheel
'free' when the auto-pilot is not engaged?
Thanks,
Charlie Nelson
1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb
Water Phantom
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