[Rhodes22-list] Auto Helm

[bchilds1]

Thanks.  I have save your note and will decide which approach to take in the
spring after the snow melts.

----- Original Message -----
From: <FredkLange at aol.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Auto Helm


> Hi Bryan,
>
> Unlike Roger, I mounted my ST-1000 without using the pedestal.  I have a
> tiller extender that rests on top of the tiller of my '93 Rhodes 22.
Raytheon
> sells a bracket that attaches under the tiller so the drive unit is level
when
> mounted directly on the gunnel.
>
> The key to installing the receptacle for the servo drive pin is to first
glue
> an oak block under the gunnel to the fiberglass where you will drill the
> hole.  Then use a half inch Forstner bit to drill the hole for the
receptacle into
> the fiberglass and oak.  You can get a Forstner bit at Amazon.com.
>
> I have used my ST-1000 up to ten hours steady in following seas.  It
worked
> all the time and never got tired.  And my gunnel fiberglass is pristine.
>
> Fred
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