[C320-list] Autohelm

[Mark Koch]

Pat,

The settings are on the boat.  I will go over to the yard tomorrow and get 
them and email tem to you and the list.

Mark Koch
Still Crazy

Mark Koch
KelKo Products Company
Sandusky, Ohio
(419) 626-2571


>From: Pat Moriarty <patm at psiurethanes.com>
>Reply-To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
>Subject: RE: [C320-list] Autohelm
>Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:04:24 -0600
>
>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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