[C320-list] ST4000 Autopilot with Lewmar Folding Wheel

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Ahoy....Was the first upgrade for mine when I bought my 1995 six yrs ago....had to buy several packs of brackets...to get the correct size for all the spokes....havn't had a problem at all.... Joe

> On June 8, 2020 at 1:28 PM Mark Hagerty <mark at thehagertys.org mailto:mark at thehagertys.org > wrote:
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>     Dean -
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>     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
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>     Mark Hagerty
>     Arrivederci, #326
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>         > > On Jun 8, 2020, at 12:47 PM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us mailto: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,
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> >         Dean Vermeire
> > 
> >         Moonstruck II, #847
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> >     >