[Rhodes22-list] Autopilot (was Roger)

[Ronald Lipton]

I have sent a picture but it has to be vetted by the great and mighty
moderator before it is posted.

Ron
On Nov 22, 2006, at 5:40 PM, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:

> Thanks, Ron.  It's so easy to assume West has it all in their 
> catalogue or on line.  I don't picture the pedestal.  I am thinking 
> the pilot + extensions would attach below the tiller via a bracket on 
> one end and into a recessed receptacle on the gumwale.  I need to 
> study the pictures again.  I appreciate your ideas on this.
> Art
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ronald Lipton <rlipton at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Nov 22, 2006 2:50 PM
>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Autopilot (was Roger)
>>
>> I also have a ST1000 and am very happy with it. I choose to mount it
>> from the top of the
>> gunwale and use a 6" + 4" extension, although a 6" + 5" extension 
>> would
>> center
>> the pushrod better,  I also use a 3.5" pedestal, which keeps the 
>> tiller
>> pilot more
>> horizontal than 3" pedestal.  I ordered the parts directly from
>> Raymarine, West
>> marine's catalog does not list all of the parts available.
>>
>> Ron
>> On Nov 22, 2006, at 12:58 PM, Arthur H. Czerwonky wrote:
>>
>>> Bill,
>>> Oh, Great Autotiller guru - I am sending this before I order an
>>> ST1000, just to verify the extensions and bracket.  Online, West 
>>> shows
>>> 6", 4", and 2" extension rods.  Did you use the 6" (West#142851) and
>>> 4" (West#142844) with the 2" bracket (West#142810).  West doesn't 
>>> show
>>> a 1" bracket.  Do you have a closeup of the gunwale  installation?
>>>
>>> Are you still in the water?  The COE did a job on Lanier, so have to
>>> go to the coast to get some sailing in.  I'm really pondering the
>>> wireless remote.  After all, it's only money...
>>> Thx,
>>> Art
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: "William E. Wickman" <wewickman at duke-energy.com>
>>>> Sent: Sep 22, 2006 9:57 PM
>>>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Autopilot (was Roger)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I may be the most recent Rhodie to install an autopilot.  It was the
>>>> ST1000.  I did not use a mounting bracket, but rather just drilled a
>>>> hole
>>>> in the gunwale and fit the little mounting cup into it pretty much
>>>> like
>>>> Bob's setup.  I had to purchase two extension rods and a mounting
>>>> bracket
>>>> for the underside of the tiller.  The tiller bracket was the 1 inch
>>>> one,
>>>> and the two extension rods were 6 and 3 (or 4) inches I think.  I
>>>> mounted
>>>> the power/control plug inside the starboard cubby hole to keep it 
>>>> out
>>>> of
>>>> the weather and keep from having to drill another hole in my boat.
>>>>
>>>> While I was at it, I installed the wiring to connect my Garmin 
>>>> GPSMAP
>>>> 76CSx
>>>> to the tiller pilot so I could sail to a waypoint instead of just a
>>>> bearing; again in the cubby hole, and added a 12v socket to power 
>>>> the
>>>> GPS
>>>> in the cockpit.
>>>>
>>>> I also got the S100 remote control.  It was purely a luxury item and
>>>> cost
>>>> nearly what the tiller pilot cost, but it has been a fun toy.  I
>>>> probably
>>>> would not have gotten it, but I got caught up in bidding on eBay and
>>>> got it
>>>> for a really good price.  The transmitter module is mounted on the
>>>> starboard bulkhead just to the right of the cooler inside the cabin,
>>>> and
>>>> has wires running from the circuit breaker panel and out to the 
>>>> tiller
>>>> pilot plug socket.  I can sit at the bow of my boat and steer, or 
>>>> make
>>>> course changes while making a sandwich in the cabin.  Or make
>>>> adjustments
>>>> while sitting in the cockpit without having to touch the tiller.  It
>>>> certainly isn't essential on a boat our size, but it definitely has
>>>> the
>>>> "cool" factor.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bill Wickman
>>>>
>>>>
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