Next wheelpilot question - mine cannot reliably steer at higher speeds off the wind with my asymmetrical set . It ends up yawing and eventually overpowered. Hand steering requires precision in these conditions but is not difficult. Am I expecting too much? Thx. Dave, 33-2
Sent from my iPad > On Jul 16, 2017, at 6:06 PM, jackbrennan <jackbren...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Check the belt. My autopilot acted like that when the belt was shot. > > Jack Brennan > Former C&C 25 > Shanachie, 1974 Bristol 30 > Tierra Verde, Fl. > > > > > Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab®|PRO > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List > Date:07/16/2017 1:58 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Edd Schillay > Subject: Stus-List Raymarine Autopilot Question > > Listers, > > Yesterday, on a dinner trip to Oyster Bay, our autopilot stated to > malfunction after about an hour or so. > > It would be holding a course, then start veering to port, then to starboard, > then much more to port, then much more to starboard . . and so on. > Eventually, it would get so far off (over 90 degrees), a the autopilot would > disengage. I shut it down and tried to restart it by cutting power to it for > about a minute, then it would happen again after a minute or two. > > I tries setting the p70 to “performance” to keep the boat more tightly on > course, but that had no effect. The display kept showing how far off we were > (so I know the EV sensor core was working), but it wasn’t correcting course > properly. > > I ended up turning it off completely, in fears of getting a DUI inquiry from > all the S-turns. > > Any ideas? To clarify, I have a ACU-200 and a ST4000+ wheel pilot. And, up > until yesterday, it was working flawlessly. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log
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