[C320-list] Autohelm
jsail320 at cox.net
jsail320 at cox.net
Wed Jan 11 12:54:28 PST 2006
Stan, I use to sail on the Hudson River just 15 miles or so south of a nuclear plant .... so perhaps my boat, my electronics, my wife and myself adapted to it's evil output ...... nevertheless, no impact from the plant on the Delaware Bay.
John
s/v Lady K
>
> From: "Stanley Rogacevicz" <SROGACEV at holycross.edu>
> Date: 2006/01/11 Wed PM 03:32:32 EST
> To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Subject: Re: Re: [C320-list] Autohelm
>
> John,
> Are you sure it wasn't the Nuke Plant ? I was warned about that
> when I brought my Nauticat up from Annapolis. It may have been tongue in
> cheek I don't know, but I didn't have any GPS problems or have to make
> any Autohelm changes.
> Stan
> (formerly) Christy Leigh
> c320 #656
> Wickford/Narragansett Bay RI
>
> >>> jsail320 at cox.net 01/11/06 3:24 PM >>>
> My wife and I just came back from a quick sail and I did remember to
> check my autohelm settings ... miracles do happen. They are exactly the
> same as stated in the note below.
>
> We use the autohelm every time we sail. We even gave it a name "auto
> von helm ". We use it when raising and lowering the main and when
> having lunch. It has been true since 2000. The only time I had
> problems with it was when we were traveling south from NY to NC. In the
> Delaware Bay the boat started to dance back and forth driving me nuts.
> Then I remembered the latitude setting .... changed that to the local
> setting and she was back on course.
>
> Good Luck
> John
> Lady K -- 702
> >
> > From: Steven Magennis <magenns at yahoo.com>
> > Date: 2006/01/11 Wed AM 11:41:45 EST
> > To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] Autohelm
> >
> > This has been discussed a lot on this site. From Jan, 2005:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Allan Field
> > To: c320
> > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 5:44 PM
> > Subject: RE: [c320] User Setup for Raymarine ST4000 Plus Wheel
> > Autopilot
> >
> >
> > An important setting is drive type = 2.
> >
> > Calibration Lock OFF
> > Pilot Type 4000whl
> > Rudder Gain 2
> > Response 2
> > Turn Rate Limit 20
> > Align Rudder 0
> > Rudder Limit 20
> > Off Course Alarm 20
> > AutoTack 100
> > AutoTrim 3
> > Drive Type 2
> > Variation 0
> > AutoAdapt nth
> > Latitude The correct latitude for
> > the location of the boat.
> > Rudder Damp 4
> > Cruise Speed A
> >
> >
> >
> > These settings sort-of work. You will still get a wake snake, but
> they
> > are much better than the original factory settings. At least one
> C-320
> > owner has installed the rudder position indicator on his boat (look
> in
> > the C-320 photo archives), and that may help.
> >
> > I have been using these settings for the past four years with my
> > ST-4000+ on my C-320, and get a minimal wake snake when steering
> off
> > the fluxgate compass under power. However, when I use either the
> wind
> > instrument or the GPS to control the direction (yeah, yeah, I know,
> the
> > wind instrument just provides some adjustment to the fluxgate
> control,
> > but what can I say), the boat runs straight as an arrow with no wake
> > snake at all.
> >
> > Steve
> > Alchemist C-320 #909
> >
> >
> >
> > --- Sweetwater Yacht Charters <sail at sweetwater-charters.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Believe me, we have tried everything! I would be happy with any
> kind
> > > of
> > > course at all - even if it is a big "S". This unit simply will not
> > > hold a
> > > course at all. The previous owner actually sent the head in for
> > > repair and
> > > they upgraded the software and sent a list of all the correct
> > > settings, but
> > > it still won't work. After struggling with it for 2 seasons, I
> think
> > > I would
> > > just rather get a new unit.
> > > -Joan
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Koch" <markkoch738 at hotmail.com>
> > > To: <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:31 AM
> > > Subject: RE: [C320-list] Autohelm
> > >
> > >
> > > > 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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