David, Its nice being able to set a course to a waypoint and having the AP correct for tide, slippage etc. It does not relieve me of my obligation to maintain a watch.
Joel On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 1:26 PM, David <davidrisc...@msn.com> wrote: > At the risk of being a Luddite... > > I love my auto-pilot and use it constantly. But by design it is isolated > from all electronics. I like being "the interface" and having to > constantly check the course et al. Seems safer to me. > > David F. Risch > 1981 40-2 > (401) 419-4650 (cell) > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:13:46 -0500 > From: cpt.b...@gmail.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Autohelm St4000 how it should work with the GPS > > I just googled it looking for an answer to me problem and This is the > website that I came up with. > > http://www.jfaughn.com/crew_boat_projects/projects/garminautohelm/492autohelm.htm > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com>wrote: > > The blue wire on Raymarine 4000 autopilots is the -V for the power supply. > I suggest you track down whoever told you to hook it up like that and beat > him senseless. Read the manuals for each, it isn't rocket science. > > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > > On 13 January 2014 05:04, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Got it all wired in today and I need some help. > I have an older model Autohelm St4000 and a new Echo50s Garmin.\I have the > blue wire from the control head going to the blue wire on the Garmin I have > the red wire to the inst switch and a common ground to the batt. > I have the baud rate set to 4800. > Here goes the dumbest question I have asked. > > How do I get it to steer the boat? The st400 when in gauged will respond > to the control head. How do I get it to steer a course? > > Thanks so much for your help. one other question. IO have a transducer at > the top of my mast with App and True Wind / Wind Speed, I have a gauge that > I want to use in one location but I want the information to go into the > Garmin as well.It will take the information according to the instruction I > just don't know how to get all of the inputs in the one last remaining > brown wire on the garmin? > > > Thanks again for your help > > -- > > *At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much. - Robin Lee > Graham* > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > > -- > > *At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much. - Robin Lee > Graham* > > > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by > the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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