[Rhodes22-list] New Owner Questions ...

[Lloyd Crowther]

Sheldon,

I had an autopilot on a previous boat.  It had an internal compass, one
headed the boat in the direction one wanted to go and then set the
autopilot.  Used the compass on the boat and a bearing from a chart to set
the original course.  No GPS required.

I imagine the autopilot could be set up using a GPS to find the correct
course, steering until the GPS said you are on that course, and then setting
the autopilot; or the new autopilots may now even include a GPS interface.
But basically autopilots of the kind that would hitch to a Rhodes22 tiller
operate from their own compass.  We could change our heading using the
autopilot controls and the boat's compass, the autopilot would then hold the
new coarse; and we could also tack through 90 degrees automatically using
the same controls.

While I enjoyed playing with the autopilot I didn't think it offered enough
help to warrant the cost of putting one on my Rhodes22.  However, if you
have trouble steering a compass course and like electronic gizmos, go for
it.  Hope this helps, nobody else answered so I thought my outdated
experience might be better than nothing.

Lloyd

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sheldon Green" <sheldongreen at comcast.net>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 10:46 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] New Owner Questions ...


I have a couple of questions for the board...

Question #1:  While sailing this past weekend in relatively high winds 15-20
knots, I wasn't sure where the Jib lines should be routed... Should the Jib
Lines be routed outside or inside the shrouds?  Or when should the Jib Sheet
Lines be routed inside vs. outside the shrouds?


Question #2:  Is a GPS required to use an Autopilot?  If not, how does the
Autopilot maintain a specific course?

Love the Rhodes 22!


Sheldon Green
sheldongreen at comcast.net


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