[C320-list] Autohelm

[Pat Moriarty]

I have the same problem and have refused to spend the day on the phone to 
Raymarine. Had a tiller pilot on my 23ft and it was flawless, so I hoped 
for the same on a 4000. Do you happen to have the list of settings they 
gave you?

thanks

Pat #130At 09:31 AM 1/11/2006, you wrote:
>Dear Joan,
>
>We had the same problem on "Still Crazy".  I could not make the system 
>hold a course in any kind of a sea.  Each variation to port or starboard 
>was greater than the last.  We were sailing huge S's down the lake.  I 
>contacted customer service at Raymarine and he gave me a group of settings 
>that returned the unit to factory settings.  After performing the 
>recommended adjustments, the system worked flawlessly.  Raymarine service 
>contacted me several days later to check on the adjustments.  I am now 
>very pleased with both the Autohem and the Service Dept.
>
>Mark Koch
>#738 Still Crazy
>Huron, Ohio
>
>Mark Koch
>KelKo Products Company
>Sandusky, Ohio
>(419) 626-2571
>
>
>>From: "Sweetwater Yacht Charters" <sail at sweetwater-charters.net>
>>Reply-To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>>To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>>Subject: [C320-list] Autohelm
>>Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:03:14 -0800
>>
>>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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