[C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 4141, Issue 1

[jackbrennan]

Jack;My wind instruments are strands of yarn. It's difficult to integrate them into Seatalk!Jack BrennanSonas, 1998 Catalina 320Tierra Verde, Fl.Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> Date: 12/2/21  9:48 AM  (GMT-05:00) To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com Subject: Re: [C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 4141, Issue 1 I have used the EV-100 in wind mode. It does work, even with different brands of wind instrument and autopilot. You can still run into issues with the EV-100 holding a good course if you're in a seaway and the waves are pushing the boat off course.The real issue is that the drive motor on the EV-100 sometimes can't overcome the weather helm. It's not strong enough, and also doesn't move fast enough sometimes. Getting the sails well-balanced with traveler position, proper draft, and jib car locations will help reduce weather helm and that will make it easier for the autopilot.--Doug Treffdoug at treff.usOn Wed, Dec 1, 2021, at 11:58 AM, chuters wrote:> Jack,  > Have you used the EVO 100 in Wind Trim mode?  If so, was there an > improved performance difference between the two modes?> Thanks> Jack Fitzgibbon s/v wetted bliss#441>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad>>> On Sunday, November 28, 2021, 4:01 PM, > c320-list-request at lists.catalina320.com wrote:>> Send C320-list mailing list submissions to>     c320-list at lists.catalina320.com>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the Web browser, visit>     http://lists.catalina320.com/listinfo.cgi/c320-list-catalina320.com> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to>     c320-list-request at lists.catalina320.com>> You can reach the person managing the list at>     c320-list-owner at lists.catalina320.com>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of C320-list digest...">>> Today's Topics:>>   1. Re: Raymarine EV100 Wheel Autopilot/B&G Vulcan (Jack Brennan)>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------->> Message: 1> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:33:44 -0500> From: Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>> To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Raymarine EV100 Wheel Autopilot/B&G Vulcan> Message-ID: <577031534.630005.1638066831802 at bellsouth.net>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8">> I think the key to the wheel pilot vs. below-deck autopilot debate is > how you sail.>> If you?re a hard-charging sailor who is not afraid of big seas, you > definitely need below decks. Winds of more than 25 knots and 6- to > 8-foot seas will overwhelm a wheel pilot. Likewise, carrying too much > sail or having it improperly set will do the same.>> I do a 600-mile round trip through the Keys and eventually to Key West > every spring. The wheel pilot is fine for my purposes. At 15 to 20 > knots with seas up to 5 feet, I sail with jib only and average more > than 5 knots. With the sail properly set, the wheel is never far off > center line.>> We always manage to catch some winds up to 30 knots and short, steep > seas of up to 7 or 8 feet in the Gulf of Mexico. I want to be at the > wheel in those conditions, mostly because there is so much shallow > water about, so the wheel pilot is turned off. >> My biggest problem with the wheel pilot was, when I first installed it, > it would shut down on occasion when winds neared 15 knots. The problem > turned out to be the cheap connector Raymarine installed where the > power cable reached the motor. I replaced it, and it worked fine after > that.>> Oh, and the factory didn?t assemble the round part that fits on the > wheel correctly. So it came apart and scattered ball bearings all over > the cockpit and into the harbor. I sure wasn?t happy about that. > Luckily, ball bearings are cheap.>> Jack Brennan> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320> Tierra Verde, Fl.>>>>>>>>>> Sent from Mail for Windows>>>>> End of C320-list Digest, Vol 4141, Issue 1> ******************************************