In 2003 I mounted the control head on the cabin bulkhead next to the companionway. It came with a wired remote that I thought I would locate at the wheel. Never got that done. The bulkhead location worked well for raising and lowering sails and for running long legs offshore or up the Delaware. But whenever I had to dodge something like a cab pot float or switch from "auto" to "hand steering" I had a few steps to the wheel. The clutch is on the wheel, so putting the autohelm on Standby doesn't release the wheel. You still need to get behind the wheel to release the clutch lever, so you can hand steer.
In 2015, my autohelm control head died. I upgraded to the EV-100 and found a better location next to the wheel. I like this better, but I would recommend the binacle as an even better location. I race my boat solo and daysail with non sailing guests and feel an autohelm is the most important upgrade on the boat. I added one to my tiller steered Cape Dory 22 back in 1982 and wouldn't have a boat without one. Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: "Danny Haughey" <djhaug...@juno.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 4:31:37 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List EV 100 autopilot I can't help but wonder, if setting an autopilot is so you can leave the helm for short periods of time, why is the control better at the helm? you would think that being able to adjust from in front of the helm would have some benefit... I know it is just my ignorance speaking but, I'm just curious as to the benefits of one location over the other. Especially if you have a compatible plotter at the helm and can make some adjustments (I know it lacks some functionality through the plotter), would it not be somewhat redundant? Not that redundancy is necessarily a bad thing... Danny On 8/30/2016 4:04 PM, mike amirault via CnC-List wrote: I strongly recommend you put the control head at the helm, not on the side of the companionway. I had mounted mine at the companionway and ended up moving it to a box on the helm; much more useful there and you can display up to 6 boxes of data connected to the backbone. _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated! _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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