[Rhodes22-list] Autopilot (was Roger)

[Arthur H. Czerwonky]

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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