capnsensible
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We met some people in the Cape Verdes some years ago who who called theirs Carly. As in Simon.
You're so ....vane.
You're so ....vane.
The colour of ham?My Hydrovane, being fitted this winter (2021/2022) while hoping for easier travel, will be called Hamish as in H for Hydrovane and because of the red windvane. For some reason in my part of the world male (he/him) redheads were often called Hamish.
One assumes that it did work once & you have done all the set up procedures from the manualWhy does my wee tiller pilot thing go off wildly after a minute or two? I have done the double circles.
One assumes that it did work once & you have done all the set up procedures from the manual
If it is an electric one with an inbuilt gyro it could be a neoprene seal worn & slipped. It will have moved & is fouling the internal gymballed compass. You need to take it apart & carefully watch how you remove the seals between the 2 halves. Be carefull when displacing any parts. then look at the ram etc & look for seals around it.
I have never done this myself ( I have taken one apart though) but friends have told me that bits get caught in the compass causing the problem you decide.
May be totally wrong; so sorry if it does not work. But, hey!! the autopilot does not work now, so you have little to loose![]()
The suggested fault is typical on the st1000 not the TP as the compass is mounted in a different place.Yes, TP10. Will take it apart as you suggest.
Clever trick indeed
> Windvane tricks – Attach a small electric autopilot to create a system that can steer the boat in compass mode
https://barca-a-vela.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Piloti-a-vento-Agganciare-un-piccolo-pilota-elettrico-per-creare-una-modalità-bussola.jpg
Not so sure it applies on a Simrad but still worth a look. I was thinking of the Raymarine ST rangeYes, TP10. Will take it apart as you suggest.
Some have used it with success, but I rigged it up on my aeries & found the response so slow that I gave up. The boat veered all over the place. In fact yesterday I removed the attachment off the vane arm.Clever trick indeed
> Windvane tricks – Attach a small electric autopilot to create a system that can steer the boat in compass mode
https://barca-a-vela.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Piloti-a-vento-Agganciare-un-piccolo-pilota-elettrico-per-creare-una-modalità-bussola.jpg
The TP10 seal could only do that if the casing was destroyed. I wonder if it's confused about which side of the boat it's mounted on?Yes, TP10. Will take it apart as you suggest.
The TP10 seal could only do that if the casing was destroyed. I wonder if it's confused about which side of the boat it's mounted on?
Which basically says that most of these tiller autopilots are hopelessly underpowered.The Seawolf 30 has a very large main and you have to reef way down for these devices to work. Same with the Dehler and hydrovane - at least one reef required in anything but very light winds.
Which basically says that most of these tiller autopilots are hopelessly underpowered.
It has not really occurred to me that in the last 20 years the masts of 32 ft boats have varied much in height. True motor sailors might be shorter as might ketches. Out & out racing boats might be taller. But do those of the typical AWB vary much these days?Or that boats with big mainsails and tall masts seem to attract me when purchasing. The TP10 is advertised to do boats up to 32 foot which I think is diving into trade description land.
Or that some boats have too much weather helm and/or crude rudders?Which basically says that most of these tiller autopilots are hopelessly underpowered.
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You only have to look at the problems that the raymarine ST has with water ingress to see that although they may have been on the market for many years, the manufacturers are still churning out a sub standard product. I had to make a cover for mine - as have many owners- because Raymarine say it is the owners fault if they get wetOr that some boats have too much weather helm and/or crude rudders?
Tillerpilots can't be that hopeless if they've been on the market for so many years.