Thanks Fred; We did get everything installed and, despite the difficulty of the tight area, it was worth the effort; the unit is plenty powerful enough to handle the boat in big waves; also, we relied heavily on Freds's advice during the install; > On Mar 1, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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