[C320-list] Couple of autopilot questions

[Gene Gammon]

John,

I recently installed a new EV 100 and have photos of all the installation and some problem spots you will  encounter that I figured out.
Let me know if you need them and I will email all to you with a few notes that could be helpful.


Gene Gammon, Capt.

727-644-8009

From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> on behalf of John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 2:11 PM
To: C320-list at catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Couple of autopilot questions

So I’m getting ready to install my big Christmas present, a Raymarine EV 100 autopilot. As I plan the installation, I have a couple of questions that I hope listers can give me some insights on.

First, I have a B&G pod with a dead wind instrument that I just removed. A logical spot for it, except that the cables supplied by Raymarine are too short.

If I put the Seatalk connector in the pod, the cable does not reach far enough for me to mount the EV-1 sensor down below. If I mount the Seatalk connector down below, there is not enough cable to reach the P70 controller.

I’m wondering how other C320 owners extended the cables?

Then a thought occurred to me. I’ve never liked that B&G pod because it sits right at eye level when I’m at the helm. And I have a plan to replace the B&G. depth sounder at some point with a Raymarine that shoots through the hull so I can plug up the depth and knot meter through hulls.

So then I started thinking that I could mount the EV 100 controller – and, later on, the depth sounder instrument – on the starboard coaming next to where the manual bilge pump is. There’s an easy sight line and no one ever sits there.

The back side is the aft corner of the aft berth. Out of the way, but easy to access. The ACU would also fit there, and I could stash the sensor somewhere close by.

Good idea, or am I going off the rails here because the cables are a couple of feet short?

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, No. 528
Tierra Verde, Fl.
Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay




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