Hello all,
While I might get roundly criticized for this, we had an old hydraulic
autopilot that had died and needed to be replaced. I think it might have been
a Navtech. It was connected to an Octopus hydraulic ram, and it had a small
control box mounted on the ram itself. I was told by Octopus that the ram
would not be compatible with new autopilots, and was specific to the old
system, so I was looking at having to replace the ram as well as the brains of
the unit.
I went with the Raymarine EV-100.
As I started to look at the ram, I removed the little control box and found
that the wires and circuit board eventually resulted in 2 pins going into the
ram. So, I tried simply created a pin connector and ran the resulting wires
back to the control box on the EV-100. Works perfectly.
So, I did not have to replace the ram.
If you don't have a ram in place now, this won't help but...
Bruce Whitmore
1994 C&C 37/40+
(847) 404-5092 (mobile)
bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net
On Thursday, October 3, 2019, 1:43:23 AM EDT, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I am planning on doing the same, though I am planning on going with the
Raymarine drive. As I understand it the AC 100 is not compatible with the
drive and I’ll have to go with the AC 100. Raymarine offered a modest discount
with the trade in. As I remebmber it was $400 plus the old AC100.
No idea about the Octopus drive.
Tom BuscagliaS/V Alera 1990 C&C 37+/40Vashon WAP 206.463.9200C 305.409.3660
On Oct 2, 2019, at 9:44 PM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote:
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 21:56:20 -0400
From: Dave S <syerd...@gmail.com>
To: C&c Stus List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Subject: Stus-List Raymarine to octopus drive upgrade
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Looking to upgrade my Raymarine EV100/p70/acu100/ wheel drive to a below-deck
linear actuator. Octopus has an electric linear drive that appears to be a
good choice for the tight confines of a 33-2
http://octopusdrives.com/products/type-rs-sailboat-drives/
Looks like I?d need the drive and a tiller arm.
Any suggestions as to a source for the tiller arm?
Wondering if the acu-100 is compatible with the octopus type RS?
Has anyone done this conversion? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Dave
Windstar 33-2
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