Thanks folks for the input on the feasibility of using the wheel pilot with a vessel the size and displacement of Half Magic. I recently brought a Cape Dory 36 with a wheel pilot from Narragansett Bay to Martha’s Vineyard and while it has limits It worked great on the much heavier boat. Not in 25 kts, but just fine in 15 kts.
What I want the pilot to do is to keep the boat on a heading when I set or douse sails, or go to pick up a mooring. No passagemaking… But please reread my initial question: Will a new Raymarine EV100 wheel pilot (not the belt kind) fit an Edson pedestal with a model 737 Dual Lever ( unique to C& C) engine control without interfering with the control housing? That’s what I’m really needing to know before making a purchase. If the answer is no, I defer a few more years to buy the significantly more expensive below deck pilot and sail the boat a whole lot less until then. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2021, at 3:29 PM, Doug via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Is like Gorillas and guérillas? > > > > Doug Mountjoy > sv Rebecca Leah > C & C Landfall 39 > Port Orchard Yacht Club > Port Orchard, WA > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Don Kern via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 10/22/21 12:13 (GMT-08:00) > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Don Kern <don-k...@cox.net> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Engine controls and Auto Pilots > > Chuck > minor typo! Fat fingers!! - should have been 20 kts not 29. > Don > > On 10/22/2021 2:51 PM, Don Kern via CnC-List wrote: >> Chuck >> >> I have a C&C 35 Mk2 that has the older Raymarine ST4000 autopilot which is >> being used at its upper limits. It does Ok up to about 20kts on Narra Bay, >> Buzzards Bay and Long Island Sound. Have never engaged it above 20 kts. The >> only problem I have had is the the three plastic "U" brackets that connect >> the unit to the helms spoke have cracked and needed to be replaced. I think >> this was due to the Edson pedestal's brake which has become none functional >> and I initially used the Autohelm to lock the rudder when at anchor/mooring. >> Not too smart!! >> >> Don Kern >> Fireball, C&C35 Mk2 >> Bristol, RI >> >> >> On 10/22/2021 12:10 PM, Novabraid via CnC-List wrote: >>> I’m contemplating adding a new wheel mount auto pilot (Raymarine EV-100) on >>> my 1983 Landfall 35, equipped with an Edson 737 dual lever engine control >>> (the type with the two extra stainless tubes that carry the control >>> cables). I was curious to see if anyone on the list may have attempted to >>> add this style auto pilot to their boat using the same engine control to >>> see if there were any clearance issues between the autopilot motor/drive >>> unit and the control housing. This type engine control extends below the >>> top of the pedestal (beneath the compass) and has up/down levers on port >>> and starboard. >>> I am aware that I’m at the top end of the displacement range for a wheel >>> pilot, however my main reason for wanting a pilot in the first place is to >>> facilitate single handing the boat for setting and dousing sails as well as >>> picking up moorings, etc. I’m not looking to cross oceans, just simple >>> coastal cruising but since my primary crew member has moved out West, not >>> having an auto pilot means the boat will sit on the mooring far more often. >>> A below deck pilot brings with it the challenge of where to mount the >>> drive unit and the cost of the more expensive pilot, the Edson tiller arm, >>> and the fabrication of a shelf to mount the drive unit. >>> >>> Thanks for any advice. >>> Chuck Gilchrest >>> S/V Half Magic >>> 1983 Landfall 35 >>> Padanaram, MA >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >>> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >>> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >>> Stu >> >> >> >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
