[C320-list] Autopilot questions
Michael Shirley
jmshirley1 at gmail.com
Fri Jan 4 13:49:02 PST 2019
I too am involved in installing the EV100 autopilot and would appreciate any advice from your own experience. Thanks.
Mike
S/v Further #708
Annapolis
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> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 23:02:53 +0000
> From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
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> If she were my wife, I'd probably weigh 300lbs.
> When we bought our 1994, Warr de Mar, I asked the PO when he had last filled the propane tank. He said, "Oh, I've never filled it." And, he owned the boat for 10 years. I had to take the tank to have it updated before I could have it filled. After we took possession, I realized why he had never filled the propane tank when we found, in the oven, the original roasting pan in plastic wrap. I guess his wife didn't so much "Love to cook."
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> From: John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
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> I?m amused at how different people have different perspectives.
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> My wife loves to cook and thinks the gas oven is the most wonderful device on the boat. She cooked muffins in it as part of her contribution to a New Year?s raft-up/party in St. Pete?s south yacht basin.
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> She cheered when she got the oven to work after we bought the boat. (The oven had never been used)
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> Jack Brennan
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> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
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> From: Ted Harrison
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> We use the oven a fair amount. Starting the oven is the hardest part.
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> Good luck with your project and Happy New Year
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> Ted Harrison
> Hull 424 1997
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>> On Dec 31, 2018, at 5:46 PM, Jeff Smith <jeffreyssmith at live.com> wrote:
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>> To all,
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>> I am contemplating replacing my stove and oven combination with a cooktop stove placed on a built-in box where I could then install a microwave. We never use the oven, though we do use the stove. I am wondering if anyone else has done something similar? If so, any tip or thoughts would be appreciated.
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>> I am in the early planning stage, so I have not measured for the right cooktop, etc. It seems to me, though, that the oven is currently a big waste of space for us and we are currently running without a microwave, so the upgrade would be nice.
>>
>> Happy New Years to all!
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>> Jeff, ?94 #121, Sailmates
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> 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
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> 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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> Hi Gene
> That would be great. I think I have it figured out, but I've done enough of these projects to know there often is an unexpected twist that hangs you up.
> Thanks.
> Jack BrennanSonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528Tierra Verde, Fl.jackbrennan at bellsouth.net
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
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> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 8:45 PM, Gene Gammon<captaingene at msn.com> wrote: 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
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>
> 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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> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 19:16:01 -0800
> From: Sara Skinner Schroeder <saras951 at comcast.net>
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 3363, Issue 1
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> Jack,
> I?ve had my EV 100 in the box for a year now and I am anxious to get it installed. Would love to hear what you end up doing as I am trying to decide where to put the sensor unit control head and everything else. There?s an earlier thread in which one person put one of the controls in the starboard hanging locker.
>
> Let us know what you decide.
>
> Sara
> Wandering Star
> 2000/#707
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>> 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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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 14:51:02 -0500
>> From: Jack Fitzgibbon <chuters1 at gmail.com>
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Couple of autopilot questions
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>> Jack,
>>
>> Our auto pilot control unit is on the port side of the cockpit between the port settee and the port helm seat just aft of the LP tank locker. The controls are easy to access when seated at the helm. Plenty of room in the aft lazaret, with access from topside or through aft berth cabin access port, to maneuver in that space for equipment installation in that location. The same location on the starboard side is limited with installed fuel/water fill lines, manual bilge pump and fuel tank all make for a tight work space. Our Raymarine wind, depth and speed pod is mounted on binnacle and are easily readable when seated at the helm.
>>
>> Anxious to hear your critique of the new auto helm.
>>
>> Jack Fitzgibbon
>> s/v wetted bliss
>> #441
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>> Sent from my iPad
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>>> On Jan 3, 2019, at 2:11 PM, John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>>
>>
>>
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>> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 15:47:45 -0500
>> From: John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
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>> Looking more at the manual, I think I?ve answered my one big question. It shows the long cable going to the ACU, but it actually can go to any of the three units in the autopilot system. Duh!
>>
>> Any opinions on this and other issues are still welcome, however.
>>
>> Jack Brennan
>> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, No. 528
>> Tierra Verde, Fl.
>> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
>>
>>
>>
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> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 19:55:29 -0800
> From: Mark Cole <boatnboot at me.com>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Couple of autopilot questions
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> Jack;
>
> For yet another recount of an EV100 installation, Chris Burti, the then C320 technical editor, wrote an article for the Mainsheet magazine discussing his experience. The article is in the Summer 2016 edition. You can go to www.mainsheet.net <http://www.mainsheet.net/> and click on ?Digital Magazine? to find it. The password is S342.
>
> Mark Cole
> Fiddler?s Green #8
>
>> On Jan 3, 2019, at 5:55 PM, jackbrennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Gene
>> That would be great. I think I have it figured out, but I've done enough of these projects to know there often is an unexpected twist that hangs you up.
>> Thanks.
>> Jack BrennanSonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528Tierra Verde, Fl.jackbrennan at bellsouth.net
>> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
>>
>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 8:45 PM, Gene Gammon<captaingene at msn.com> wrote: 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 04:01:47 +0000
> From: Tony Belton <tbelton at gwrr.com>
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> <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>
> Subject: [C320-list] Calling Westerbeke owners...
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> Hi, I was wondering if you could run this again, I had 1 response, but it was over the Xmas break.
> Thanks
>
> Hi All,
> I have a WB 30B in my 320, hull #251. The original engine mounts were
> replaced before I bought the boat with a Polyflex unit, which has a
> hard polymer centre. I am getting a reasonable amount of vibration
> between 1500 and 2400 RPM, in neutral as well as in gear. The engine is smooth
> at 2500rpm +. I cannot move the engine by hand on the mounts. Are the
> original units a "soft" mount which allows you to move the engine
> slightly? I think these "hard" mounts also transfer noise through to
> the hull, I'm disappointed with the amount of noise I'm getting, even
> since soundproofing the engine box.
> I had a 2GM20 Yanmar in my last boat (unsoundproofed), which didn't
> make any more noise than the Westerbeke.
> Any info or advice would be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Tony,
> Adelaide, South Australia.
>
>
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> Genesee & Wyoming Australia Pty Ltd
> 1 Kidman Rd Dry Creek | PO Box 309, Marleston DC SA 5033
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> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 10:27:15 -0500
> From: John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
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> Subject: Re: [C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 3363, Issue 1
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> Hi Sara:
>
> After I finish and test the autopilot, probably by Monday or so due to bad weather, I?ll give you a step by step of what I did. Some of this stuff seems tricky if you haven?t done it before, but it?s really not difficult if you can do basic things with a drill and hand jigsaw.
>
> Part of the problem is that the Raymarine manual is disjointed and incomplete. When you?re doing a project for the first time and don?t have clear instructions, you end up with a lot of trial and error.
>
> I?ll be in touch.
>
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
>
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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> From: Sara Skinner Schroeder
> Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2019 10:16 PM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 3363, Issue 1
>
> Jack,
> I?ve had my EV 100 in the box for a year now and I am anxious to get it installed. Would love to hear what you end up doing as I am trying to decide where to put the sensor unit control head and everything else. There?s an earlier thread in which one person put one of the controls in the starboard hanging locker.
>
> Let us know what you decide.
>
> Sara
> Wandering Star
> 2000/#707
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
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>> 1. Couple of autopilot questions (John Brennan)
>> 2. Re: Couple of autopilot questions (Jack Fitzgibbon)
>> 3. Re: Couple of autopilot questions (John Brennan)
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>> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 14:11:38 -0500
>> From: John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
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>> Subject: [C320-list] Couple of autopilot questions
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> I?m wondering how other C320 owners extended the cables?
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Good idea, or am I going off the rails here because the cables are a couple of feet short?
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>> Jack Brennan
>> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, No. 528
>> Tierra Verde, Fl.
>> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
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>> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 14:51:02 -0500
>> From: Jack Fitzgibbon <chuters1 at gmail.com>
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Couple of autopilot questions
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>> Jack,
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>> Our auto pilot control unit is on the port side of the cockpit between the port settee and the port helm seat just aft of the LP tank locker. The controls are easy to access when seated at the helm. Plenty of room in the aft lazaret, with access from topside or through aft berth cabin access port, to maneuver in that space for equipment installation in that location. The same location on the starboard side is limited with installed fuel/water fill lines, manual bilge pump and fuel tank all make for a tight work space. Our Raymarine wind, depth and speed pod is mounted on binnacle and are easily readable when seated at the helm.
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>> Anxious to hear your critique of the new auto helm.
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>> Jack Fitzgibbon
>> s/v wetted bliss
>> #441
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>>> On Jan 3, 2019, at 2:11 PM, John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>>
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2019 15:47:45 -0500
>> From: John Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
>> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Couple of autopilot questions
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>> Looking more at the manual, I think I?ve answered my one big question. It shows the long cable going to the ACU, but it actually can go to any of the three units in the autopilot system. Duh!
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>> Any opinions on this and other issues are still welcome, however.
>>
>> Jack Brennan
>> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, No. 528
>> Tierra Verde, Fl.
>> Dolphin Cruising Club of Tampa Bay
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