[C38] Listserve Digest, Vol 15, Issue 18

[Larry Malmberg]

I think you will be fine.




Larry Malmberg


909-208-1847The problem with most political jokes is, they get elected.







On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 1:02 PM -0700, "Jay Sorensen" <jdsorensen7 at gmail.com> wrote:










G'Day All!  Many thanks for the multiple responses about autopilot experiences.  Due to my work schedule and need for quick and easy installation, we decided to go for another wheel pilot and have ordered a Raymarine EV-100 system that I hope can handle to boat when heading from San Diego to Avalon, which is usually the worst part of our trips.  I'll let you know how it goes!  If it doesn't work out then it's going to be ram baby!
Thanks!..................Jay
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   1. Re: Best Autopilot (Ray Torok)





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Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:12:19 -0700

From: Ray Torok <torok13731 at gmail.com>

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Subject: Re: [C38] Best Autopilot

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Hi Jay,



We had an old Raymarine wheel pilot that was okay motoring in flat water,

but couldn't hold a course at all sailing downwind with quartering waves.

For our purposes in San Francisco, this was simply unacceptable.  Not sure

whether the main problem was the old control algorithm or the extra slop

introduced by stretch in the steering cables or both.  I suspect the new

Raymarine uses multi-axis gyros and a more sophisticated control algorithm

and is far better.



We ended up going to a below-deck hydraulic ram to bypass the cables for

tighter control and provide an independent backup should a cable break.

The bad news was that fitting the ram in the limited space available turned

into a real project. The good news is that the new system works great.



We went with a Pelagic control head so that the autopilot would be

completely independent of the Raymarine chartplotter - there's no single

failure that can take out both of them.  Also, the Pelagic control head was

significantly less expensive than the Raymarine, and their customer service

was outstanding.  Of course, we can't program a sequence of headings for a

specific route, but that hasn't been an issue, as we always monitor our

position and heading.



two cents,

Ray



On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 12:52 PM Larry Malmberg <larrypi at earthlink.net>

wrote:



> We upgraded to a new Raymarine wheel pilot and love it. Works great in all

> weather under sail and motor. We can also program a route into our chart

> plotter and have the auto pilot follow it. Of course, we NEVER trust it,

> it's ALWAYS monitored.

>

> Larry Malmberg

> 909-208-1847The problem with most political jokes is, they get elected.

>

>

>

>

> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 11:58 AM -0700, "Jay Sorensen" <

> jdsorensen7 at gmail.com> wrote:

>

> G'Day All,

>>

>> Well my old Simrad wheel pilot finally died.  It was fine in relatively

>> smooth water but regularly alarmed when in any kind of decent swell.  What

>> has the group used that works well for our beloved Catalina 38's.  A

>> Raymarine wheel pilot? A below deck system with a ram?  A trip to the

>> Channel Islands is planned for late September so I plan to install in Aug

>> to have time to test.

>>

>> Many Thanks!

>> Jay Sorensen

>> C38 #311 Broad Reach

>> San Diego, CA

>>

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