[C320-list] Autopilot

[Joe Abbagnaro]

You have to remove the face of the gauge pod remove the 2 set screws and push the pod down as far as u can retap the pod screws and you should clear as John mentioned u will have to also trim the locking handle


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> On Nov 26, 2013, at 2:32 PM, Ian Davis <iand2002 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone mounted a Raymarine (was Autohelm) wheel autopilot onto an early
> 320 (mine is #18).  My experience of doing this comes from my old 32’
> Jeanneau 15 years ago which I no longer have.  But I now want to add one to
> my C320  
> 
> 
> 
> One part requiring mounting is a circular drive unit that must be attached
> to 3 of the steering wheel spokes.  A built-in motor then drives the boat’s
> wheel.  To stop the whole unit revolving when the motor runs, there is a
> separate large ¾ diameter metal pin that must be mounted to the binnacle
> housing with the pin poking into a hole on the circular drive unit at the
> bottom.
> 
> 
> 
> On my Jeanneau affixing the pin to the binnacle seemed relatively easy – a
> couple of screws.  But, on the C320, there is a huge instrument panel for
> the engine controls just behind and below the wheel hub precluding access to
> most of the binnacle housing.  I was in the local West Marine discussing
> this and they called Raymarine but the guy we got effectively refused to
> discuss mounting for a specific boat type (other than to suggest – “mount it
> upside down – with the pin at the top!”).
> 
> 
> 
> So, the question – has anyone mounted (or even just have) a
> Raymarine/Autohelm wheel autopilot on a C320 and how is the circular drive
> unit’s metal pin mounted to the binnacle.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,   Ian Davis     Wind Star (#18)
>