[C320-list] Raymarine Autopilot failure

[Ben Waltuck]

Thanks Jeff, that's exactly the info I was looking for.

Have a great weekend.

-bw


Jeff Church wrote:

> Ben,
>
> I installed the new wheel drive this Spring. Lowering the pod is no 
> problem. Remove the front panel, unscrew the 2 screws that attach the 
> pod to the binnacle, remove the caulk that seals the aft binnacle post 
> to the pod so that the pod will slide down the post, drill 2 holes 
> through the back of the pod, bolt and seal the pod back to the binnacle.
>
> You might want to install the wheel drive so that the clutch and motor 
> are in the 5:00 o'clock position like the original unit was. The 2 
> positioning holes that are provided will only allow the unit to be 
> mounted so that the motor is in the 11:00 o'clock position. If you 
> mount it there you will have to deal with moving or extending the 
> wires that connect to the unit, as well as the aesthetic differences. 
> Repositioning requires drilling a new locator hole in the forward ring 
> of the wheel drive. You will also need to drill a hole in the pod to 
> move the engine-stop handle outboard about an inch so that it does not 
> hit the motor. Fill the old hole with a white plastic snap-in button 
> that you can get at Ace.
>
> Good luck.
>
> JeffC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Waltuck" <benw at sun.com>
> To: "C320-List" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 1:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Raymarine Autopilot failure
>
>
>> Has anyone replaced their raymarine ST4000 with the newer MKII wheel 
>> drive?
>>
>> I send my unit in to raymarine for repair, and they said that both 
>> the control unit and drive unit were broken.. and that it would be 
>> $299 to replace my old drive unit or $439 to get the newer MKII drive 
>> unit (on top of $199 to repair the control head). I decided to go 
>> ahead for the newer MKII unit, but I seem to recall a post sometime 
>> back where someone mentioned that they were not able to fit the MKII 
>> unit without moving the engine control pod down.. So my question is.. 
>> has anyone successfully replaced the ST4000 with the newer MKII wheel 
>> drive?
>> AND, did you have to lower your engine control panel?  Is that as 
>> difficult as it looks?
>>
>> My fear is that lowering the control panel might be a bit of a 
>> project if I have to drill a new screw hole because I'd first need to 
>> get all of the wires out of the pedestal.. and that could be a bit of 
>> a pain.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
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