Hello Paul,
Not all engine controls are the same and from your description, it is
difficult to understand which one you have on your boat. For most engine
controls, C&C used Edson pedestal mounted controls. You can look on
edsonmarine.com to see if they show the two most common varieties (870 and
Fred you are correct. There are several boats that prohibit the use of a
dedicated autopilot tiller arm and the 38 Landfall is one of them.As you
mention, the solution is to direct mount the ram to radial drive wheel with
sufficient reinforcement at the attachment point. That mean beefing
FWIW, I replaced the relatively small (and beat up) controls on the Edson
pedestal on my current boat (1976 42 Custom) with new stainless handles from
one of those discount marine hardware outlets. We had to do some adjusting
to get them to work correctly (they were a little too long based on t
Chuck — thanks for the elaboration. BTW, for anyone thinking about going with
a below-deck autopilot, those who have been on the list for a while know that I
like the Octopus hydraulic linear drives from Canada. The biggest downside to
these is the space you need to leave for the ram rod to pr
When I was a Raytheon dealer we used the Octopus drives on all below decks
installs from all the various brands.
Joe
Coquina
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Forgot – we did a few direct-to-quadrant hydraulic drive installs. We would get
a big aluminum plate bolted across the quadrant to spread the load around. Make
SURE of these things as well:
1. The hydraulics are not acting as a rudder stop.
2. The autopilot limits are set to not run a
Looking for advice on how to make 'em.
Dan SheerPegathy LF 38Rock Creek off the Patapsco
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I had a custom matters pad (came with my new matress), and found the custom
sheets didn't work well on my LF38. I used a king fitted sheet folded and
tucked under matters, and a queen flat sheet for top tucked under as far as
possible. Used full size blankets.
Doug Mountjoy Rebecca Leah LF3
I had a pillow top pad made for my V-berth by Tufted Topper
www.tuftedtopper.com. They did a great job. They also make fitted sheets.
Alan Bergen
35 Mk III Thirsty
Rose City YC
Portland, OR
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