[Rhodes22-list] New Owner Questions ...

[Herb Parsons]

Can't help you with #1, but on #2, I have a Raymarine Autohelm 2000. It's a pretty basic model, and has an internal compass. You sail a certain heading for a few seconds, then press the "AUTO" button, and it attempts to hold that course (if you're over powered, it likely won't hold the course, so you MUST tend your sails).

It will connect to an NMAS equipped GPS, and although I have one, I haven't connected them yet. Supposedly, when connected to an NMAS device, you can set the GPS to "go to waypoint", and then the autopilot to follow that course.

>>> Sheldon Green<sheldongreen at comcast.net> 6/14/2004 9:46:03 PM >>>
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