[C320-list] Another Autopilot question

[Graeme Clark]

Pat

The Edson tiller arm is not the only option. There are other commercial options, but I made my own, just getting a welder to weld the arm to the collar that goes around the rudder post.

Scott

I’m not sure you need a new ACU do you? Pretty sure the one I had was for both wheel or linear drive, and you tell it which during the set up process. Maybe someone else can advise?

For what its worth, because of the cramped space I had the yard install the ram and drill a hole in the rudder post for the bolt that locates the tiller arm onto it to prevent it slipping

The rest of the install I did myself, following Jeff’s plan.  Wiring up STNG (NMEA2000) is a cinch. If you need your a/p to read old NMEA0183 instruments then I can recommend the Actisense NGW1 converter, and, if needed they do a multiplexer so you can input several sets of NMEA0183 daat simultaneously - eg GPS info, depth info, log info, w.v info.

Hope that helps


Graeme
#366, 1996

> On 22 Feb 2022, at 13:45, <ptormey at 4square.net> <ptormey at 4square.net> wrote:
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> The procedure is pretty well documented by Jeff Hare on the C320 website
> I followed his lead and it can out perfect. He and I chose the polished backing plate for the internal side as shown in this link BUT I'd have saved a couple of bucks with a simple aluminum plate cuz frankly it's at my feet in the quarter berth and doen't have to be too cute.
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> You will also need to buy and shorten a Edson rudder arm the attaches to the rudder post and links the am arm AND you'll want the rudder positioning sensor (#1037 already had it from the wheel Auto setup) AND you need the newest EV1 Core sensor AND the New Control Head which will require NEAMA 200 or the latest SeaTalk upgrade
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> Check out the Sail Kit 
> https://c320.org/mediagallery/media.php?s=20130604230723227&query=autopilot
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> https://c320.org/mediagallery/media.php?s=20130604230723227&query=autopilot
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> Pat Tormey
> Blue Skies s/v
> Newport, RI USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list <c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com> On Behalf Of Scott Westwood
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2022 3:35 PM
> To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] Another Autopilot question
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> I have a Raymarine EV-100 (Wheel type) Autopilot and was wondering what it would take to convert to the piston type?  I added it new in 2015.  (If) we decide to keep our C320 then that is one of the enhancements we want to do.
> Tried to register to ask Raymarine directly but (so far) I can't register.  They might just try to upsell me so asking here first.
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> Thanks,
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> Scott Westwood scottwestwood at bellsouth.net C (919)- 819-9794
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