Joe — Graham’s correct, the EV-100 ACU will only power a hydraulic drive good for medium-size hydraulically-steered powerboats; that’s its niche. With a boat your size and displacement, you’ll need either a Type 1 linear drive or a hydraulic ram like the Octopus; and thus the more powerful EV-200 to drive it.
Richard Bush on the list is in the process of installing a system with a Raymarine “a" Series MFD and an EV-200 ACU, using an Octopus hydraulic drive. With the pinched sterns on our boats (he’s got a 37), it’s a real challenge finding room for the drive and attaching it properly to the quadrant (there’s really not enough room for a tiller arm on some of these). Maybe he can chime in on his experience. If you’re looking for advice and system info on Raymarine or other systems, this list has a wealth of experience; let me know off-list if I can help you source equipment or design a system. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Feb 28, 2015, at 8:37 PM, Graham Collins via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Joe > Depends on what you want to use it for, I would doubt the EV-100 would > suffice in any strong weather conditions, you would be at the upper limit of > its capabilities. The EV-200 would be a better fit. > > The other consideration is integration with whatever other electronics you > have or are contemplating. I've got an EV-200 and an A7 plotter, they play > nicely together and allow me to do the software updates to the system > (usually requires a same brand plotter). If I had a Garmin plotter some > things would not work together. > > Graham Collins > Secret Plans > C&C 35-III #11 > > On 2015-02-28 9:45 PM, Joe Scott via CnC-List wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I have been reading stuff on here for a while but this is my first email. >> We got our 1976 C&C 38 at the end of last summer and have been looking for >> (among a bunch of other stuff:) an Autopilot. Anyone have any experience >> with the Ev-100 on a boat this size? From the specs I’d say its close to >> being not enough. If it’s not enough, anyone have a recommendation? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Joe Scott >> 1976 C&C 38 >> Ashtabula Oh
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