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

[Joe M]

We are fair weather sailors and when it is gusting over 20 knots, I am at
the helm anyway. Only thing I don’t like about my wheel pilot is I would
love to take the wheel off on the mooring instead of jumping around like a
chimpanzee getting around it.

Joe 2002 C320 hull #902

On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 9:48 AM Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:

> 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 Treff
> doug at treff.us
>
> On 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
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> >   1. Re: Raymarine EV100 Wheel Autopilot/B&G Vulcan (Jack Brennan)
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> > 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
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> > 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.
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