[C320-list] ST4000 Autopilot with Lewmar Folding Wheel

[Mark Hagerty]

Dean - 

I did the same thing this year - added the Lewmar folding wheel (love it) and had to purchase new brackets for the ST4000. I have not had the problem you’re experiencing

Mark Hagerty
Arrivederci, #326

> On Jun 8, 2020, at 12:47 PM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote:
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> Hey all,
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> I finally have our 2001 C320 back in the water after a year and a half.  We couldn't launch last year due to flooding.
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> Anyway, I have the original ST4000 autopilot, but I have upgraded my wheel to the Lewmar folding wheel.  Everything works fine, except that the wheel tends to pull the ST4000 wheel drive apart.
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> Since the spokes are larger on the Lewmar wheel than the original, and they are swept back a bit, I had to change the brackets that go around the spokes to a larger size.  However, the brackets tend to pull the drive unit apart.  I currently just have some rolled up black tape stuffed between the spoke and the drive unit, but need a better solution.
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> Have any of you run into this?  If so, how did you solve it more elegantly.
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> Thanks,
> 
> Dean Vermeire
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> Moonstruck II, #847
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