Bill, My manual and technical records are on the boat so I had to google “rudder feedback arm”. Ete’ does not have a separate one. All feedback signaling appears to happen via the wheel apparatus and dealt with in the control head. As arms are readily available new I would guess that they are used in more current models. My Autohelm Wheel Pilot is quite old - 20 years? Shortly after I bought the boat in 2015 I looked into replacing the autopilot. I remember that the latest wheel units were rated for no heavier a boat. It’s at that point that I realized I would need to spring for and shoehorn in an under deck unit. An engine replacement and compartment refit in 2019 put that item off a couple of years. I hope this helps.
Hans R S/V Ete’ 1982 C&C37 Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 24, 2021, at 12:10 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hans, does your 4000 unit have the rudder feedback arm? > > Bill > >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 1:52 PM Hans Reinhardt via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Chuck, >> My 1982 C&C37 came with the older Autohelm 4000 (Raymarine) autopilot. The >> unit is supposedly not that different than the latest model you are >> considering. Mine is inadequate downwind even in our relatively protected >> central Puget Sound waters. It is affected by more than wind speed - random >> puffs, wind shifts, crossing wave patterns, large boat wakes, boat roll, >> etc. All give it panic attacks 😱 and me the need for a beer once I am safely >> back on the dock.🥴 As the wind rises to the upper teens the unit is often >> inadequate upwind. As the wind rises further into the twenties I have found >> the unit to be useless. More experienced friends and marine tech sorts are >> not surprised. Fancy that. As my budget allows I plan to install a below >> deck unit, hydraulic or direct drive. That will be a bit of fun. FWIW, at >> 16-18K lbs. loaded, my boat is over the recommended displacement for the >> Autohelm wheel unit. I believe yours is similar. I have had to replace the >> little SSTL drive pins often. I’ve also changed drive belts and otherwise >> kept the unit well maintained and clean. I mostly singlehand and a strong, >> reliable autopilot is critical to my continued use of the boat. I am 70, >> reasonably fit and grew up around smaller boats and stupidly >> self-endangering marine situations 🙄 but am no champion or truly experienced >> old sea dog. >> So … happily not dead yet. 😊 >> Twixt and ‘tween is not a generally happy place to be in, so … >> All the best, >> Hans R >> S/V Ete’ 1982 C&C37 >> Shilshole Bay Marina >> Seatlle >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Oct 22, 2021, at 12:13 PM, Don Kern via CnC-List >>>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>>> >>> 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 > 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
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