[C320-list] Autopilot

[Len]

Changed out the 4000+ model for new Raymarine 6002 model---now works great.

Len
Aqua5  #1070


On 10/15/06, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've followed the list for the past 2-3 years re. ST-4000 settings.  I've
> tried everything offered, but my unit just will not keep a course withing
> +/- %deg.  Often, the "Wind Mode" works better than compass mode.  The
> problem seems to be worse in light air and small seas.
>
> My flux-gate compass is mounted in the aft cabin on the bulkhead behind
> the
> galley.  This seems too close to the engine for my taste, and I'll move it
> to a lower centerline location one of these days.  I'm hoping the damn
> thing
> will just fail completely so I can justify buying a new unit with a rudder
> pos. transducer.
>
> Warren & Pattie Updike
> C320, #62, 1994, "Warr De Mar"
> Frog Mortar Creek, Middle River
> Chesapeake Bay
>
>
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