[Rhodes22-list] auto pilot

[Yaron Fuchs]

I have a ray marine st1000 and it works well with the r22. It connects directly to my Garmen 525 and auto plots courses for me on long journeys. 

Yaron Fuchs
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On Jul 14, 2013, at 7:17 PM, "Graham Stewart" <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> I agree with Rummy that I don't think I would use an autopilot while working
> on deck. Better to let the sails luff for that. I had an autopilot that I
> used for long sails where helming became tiring. The longest was from
> Kingston Ontario to Niagara on the Lake - the full length of Lake Ontario.
> The trip was 30 hours continuous and the autopilot was virtually a
> necessity. It lasted the whole trip on one battery and took us through some
> pretty rough weather keeping us exactly on course  and much more accurately
> than manual helming could accomplish.  For very short term use I think it
> might be more trouble than it is worth.
> 
> Graham Stewart
> gstewart8 at cogeco.ca
> 613 389-1737
> 
> 
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Richard MacArthur
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> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] auto pilot
> 
> i know it's a small boat for an auto pilot but i have a partner who is just
> learning to sail and wants to go out on his own. he has a hard time keeping
> it into the wind when he's hauling out the outhaul which is a struggle
> because our imf main jams all the time (previous owner apparently stored the
> mast with the sun shining on the part of the main which is exposed when
> furled, the leech. It rotted an had to have a leech long patch which made it
> thicker) ,Does anyone else out there use an autopilot? There's a Raymark
> tiller unit for about $450. it looks to be the best choice unless someone
> has a better idea Sent from my iPad
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