[Rhodes22-list] Tiller pilot - Am I overthinking this? - and NMEA 0183

[Peter Nyberg]

Mike,

The brand of multiplexer I installed is 'Brookhouse'.  This was in the early days of NEMA-wifi technology, and the impression I got was this company was one guy working in his garage.  It has always worked reliably, but doesn't appear to be available anymore.

If you have a fiberglass tiller, be careful not to over tighten the bolts.  My tiller appears to have a seam down the middle, and the flat head bolts can act like wedges pushing the two halves apart.

My approach to straightening out the wiring and making it more accessible can be found in this video starting at about 6:30 : https://youtu.be/FsJeFTQnR6Q

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016) 

> On 2022-03-05, at 17:34:12 EST, Mike Riter wrote:
>
> OK, one (maybe) last question. What multiplexer are you using?
> 
> The holes are drilled for the tiller pilot and the pivot pin and drop are 
> mounted on the tiller. With everything mocked up, it fits. I took a cue from 
> your video and drilled the mount holes for the drop bracket all the way through 
> the tiller and through bolted it. I also countersunk the screw heads (again like 
> you did) and it makes a very smooth, finished look. I do have to epoxy in a 
> piece of wood up underneath the gunwale to support the rear pivot pin. The 
> fiberglass there is thin like yours is. I have a 4" x 4" x1" piece of white oak 
> for that. I shaped one side to more or less match the curve at the inside edge 
> of the gunwale and epoxy coated the sides and bottom. Tomorrow after it sets up 
> I'll epoxy that to the gunwale. 
> 
> On to the wiring!
> 
> Mike Riter
> SV Emma B
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