[C320-list] Autohelm

[Chris Burti]

Make sure that you acquire and install the rudder
position sensor if it is not provided with your
upgrade. It will go a long way to correct the
deficiencies of the system.

--- Sweetwater Yacht Charters
<sail at sweetwater-charters.net> wrote:

> We have never been able to get the Autohelm on
> Persistence to work
> correctly. Apparently the previous owner had
> problems too. I have decided to
> replace the unit this year. The old unit is the
> ST4000 (not the ST400+)
> My question: I think I can get an upgrade from
> Raymarine to go from the
> ST4000 to the ST4000+. This would be much cheaper
> since it would work with
> the equipment already installed. Has anyone done
> this? Also, does anyone
> have suggestions for a better system? My feeling
> after doing research is
> that the ST4000+ is adequate, but not great. Of
> course, the service
> department would like me to buy a nice, expensive
> system! I sail on the
> Great Lakes (primarily Lake Michigan) so I don't
> need anything really heavy
> duty, but we do some long distances when delivering
> so it can't be
> light-weight either.
> 
> -Joan
>  C320 #90 Persistence
> 
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Chris Burti
"Commitment"
Catalina 320, #867, 
Farmville, NC

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