Hi Gary,I have to disagree with you on the comment regarding the hydraulic drive. I have an Octopus unit, and when it is disengaged, I can feel the water flowing over the rudder from my prop when under power - it is that sensitive. For such a large boat, the steering is remarkably sensitive.Bruce WhitmoreC&C 37/40+"Astralis"Madeira Beach, FLSent from Samsung tablet. -------- Original message --------From: Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 4/20/20 2:35 PM (GMT-05:00) To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Gary Russell <captnga...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Linear Auto Pilot install Regardless of the controller you use, I would recommend the Raymarine Electric Drive Unit (Type 2?). The benefit of an electric drive unit is it doesn't have the drag on the wheel/tiller when in standby mode. The hydraulic units I've used make it hard to feel the boat when hand steering.GaryS/V Kaylarah'90 C&C 37+East Greenwich, RI, USA~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 11:38 AM Bradley Lumgair via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:I’ve been crawling around below deck on our C&C 33/2 contemplating the installation of a below deck autopilot as well. My rudder post is 2.373 or roughly 2-3/8 diameter, appears to be solid stainless. My keyway extends down below the quadrant by about 4 inches or so, right where the arm needs to go, didn’t realize how lucky I was until I read through this post. So, to my question, what are you using for a drive unit? I’ve looked at the Octopus R/S online also considering a few others but curious as to what others have decided on. Thanks Brad Pulse C&C 33/2 Lake Huron _______________________________________________
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