Is like Gorillas and guérillas? Doug Mountjoy sv Rebecca Leah C & C Landfall
39Port Orchard Yacht Club Port Orchard, WA
-------- Original message --------From: Don Kern via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 10/22/21 12:13 (GMT-08:00) To: Stus-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Don Kern <don-k...@cox.net> Subject: Stus-List Re:
Engine controls and Auto Pilots
Chuck
minor typo! Fat fingers!! - should have been 20 kts not 29.
Don
On 10/22/2021 2:51 PM, Don Kern via
CnC-List wrote:
Chuck
I have a C&C 35 Mk2 that has the older Raymarine ST4000
autopilot which is being used at its upper limits. It does Ok up
to about 20kts on Narra Bay, Buzzards Bay and Long Island Sound.
Have never engaged it above 20 kts. The only problem I have had is
the the three plastic "U" brackets that connect the unit to the
helms spoke have cracked and needed to be replaced. I think this
was due to the Edson pedestal's brake which has become none
functional and I initially used the Autohelm to lock the rudder
when at anchor/mooring. Not too smart!!
Don Kern
Fireball, C&C35 Mk2
Bristol, RI
On 10/22/2021 12:10 PM, Novabraid via
CnC-List wrote:
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
I’m contemplating adding a new wheel
mount auto pilot (Raymarine EV-100) on my 1983 Landfall 35,
equipped with an Edson 737 dual lever engine control (the
type with the two extra stainless tubes that carry the
control cables). I was curious to see if anyone on the list
may have attempted to add this style auto pilot to their
boat using the same engine control to see if there were any
clearance issues between the autopilot motor/drive unit and
the control housing. This type engine control extends below
the top of the pedestal (beneath the compass) and has
up/down levers on port and starboard.
I am aware that I’m at the top end of the
displacement range for a wheel pilot, however my main reason
for wanting a pilot in the first place is to facilitate
single handing the boat for setting and dousing sails as
well as picking up moorings, etc. I’m not looking to cross
oceans, just simple coastal cruising but since my primary
crew member has moved out West, not having an auto pilot
means the boat will sit on the mooring far more often. A
below deck pilot brings with it the challenge of where to
mount the drive unit and the cost of the more expensive
pilot, the Edson tiller arm, and the fabrication of a shelf
to mount the drive unit.
Thanks for any advice.
Chuck Gilchrest
S/V Half Magic
1983 Landfall 35
Padanaram, MA
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help
with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use
PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help
with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use
PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the
costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to
send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
