Hi, Brad. In a previous life, I was a certified Raymarine dealer/installer and ABYC/NMEA-certified in marine electrical and electronics, so maybe I can help out.
First off, yes, it was Autohelm, then Raytheon, then Raymarine; and Raymarine went through several ownership iterations since, now being owned by FLIR. Because you’ve got the Autohelm autopilot, you won’t be able to control the pilot from the a95 (I’m assuming you meant little “a”, not big “A”, as that’s a different and older Raymarine series of MFDs); nor will you be able to integrate it into the instruments. They will need to be interface via SeaTalkNG. If you had a newer Raymarine wheelpilot like the ST4000, ST4000+ or newer, you could interface it with the MFD and the instruments; but you would need the SeaTalkNG to SeaTalk 1 converter kit to get everything to talk. Email me off the list if I can help you further. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Mar 2, 2015, at 9:18 AM, Bradley Lumgair via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm trying to understand the whole auto helm thing and what works with what. > 1985 C&C 33 with auto helm 4000, and Loran, obviously a problem. Purchased > Raymarine I50/I60 instrument package and A95 chartplotter (not delivered yet) > Spoke to a RayMarine rep at Toronto Boat Show who thought there wouldn't be > any issue hooking up and functioning, and the dealer I purchased from spoke > to Raymarine rep who said not likely, have to replace auto helm as its too > old (different language) I have no idea how old the autohelm is. Is it > "Autohelm" then "Raytheon" then "Raymarine" What is "seatalk" and does that > play into the language issue? Anyone have any experience with all this? It's > all new to me. > Thanks > Brad > C&C 33 MK II
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