[Rhodes22-list] Raymarine tiller pilot installation help

[Hank]

The issue with using a chartplotter when under sail is that the wind is not
generally coming from a constant heading so your sail trim will not always
been very good.  I used to own an Islander 36 with a chartplotter, wheel
pilot and a NMEA compliant wind guage and my auto pilot could then keep a
constant point of wind based upon the wind direction detected by the wind
gauge.

Hank

On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 8:12 AM, Olivier Hecht <ohecht at earthlink.net> wrote:

> It does have the internal compass. A chart plotter is definitely overkill
> but I'm intrigued by the idea of connecting one and being able to follow a
> complex (or simple) course. I'm using the Navionics app on my phone now,
> which is great.
>
> > On Jul 5, 2016, at 7:36 AM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> >
> > Re the chartplotter. Does the unit have an internal compass? I always
> thought it did but never really looked at it or the manual. I would think
> all you would need is to hold a single heading. I've never thought
> autopilots hooked up to a plotter are a good idea but we were always sort
> of minimalists. (Emphasis on "sort" <grin>)
> >
> > Mary Lou
> >
> > formerly R22 Fretless
> > now Rosborough rf246  Tara
> > (in Oriental, NC, soon to be Rock Hall, MD)
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:21 AM 7/5/2016, you wrote:
> >> Thanks Mike. That's actually the manual I've been using, but the pinout
> diagram on page 13 for the bulkhead connector doesn't have anything to
> orient the six identical pins. There's a "key" in the male end of the plug
> that ensures it's always inserted the right way, but they left that off of
> the diagram, so it's missing critical info!
> >>
> >> I ended up opening the unit so I could use a multimeter to identify the
> +12v and ground wires.
> >>
> >> In case it helps anyone else in the future, as you look into the male
> end of the plug with the key at the bottom (6 o'clock) position, the 12v
> pin is at the 1 o'clock position and the ground pin is at the 3 o'clock
> position. This aligns with pins 1 and 2 in the diagram on page 13 if you
> assume that it's a representation of what you'd see looking at the male end
> of the plug with the key at the 6 o'clock position.
> >>
> >> I was able to temporarily connect power and the unit seems to work!
> Now to mount it in the boat and maybe even find a chart plotter it can talk
> to so we can worry less about steering constantly on longer trips...
> >>
> >> Olivier
> >>
> >> > On Jul 5, 2016, at 12:07 AM, Michael Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Olivier,
> >> >
> >> > Does this manual help?
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >> > s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> >> > Nissequogue River, NY
> >> >
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