[Rhodes22-list] auto pilot

Rick sloopblueheron at gmail.com
Sun Jul 14 19:56:57 EDT 2013


With a remote control, it is like having a crew aboard.


On Sun, 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Richard MacArthur
> Sent: July-13-13 4:37 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> 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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