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I built a grp spray hood several years ago. The perspex windows were glued on. It's very simple and has worked perfectly. The key thing...

I changed mine three years ago, not because it was leaking but more because it was more than 20 years old. Burp regularly (each trip...

Seems to work on the bench a few pounds and a few mA. Not sure about the mechanical relays.

Thanks for the links. I'm a bit out of touch and didn't realise Raymarine were still making them. A bit out of my price range now...

Just at the boat doing a trial fit. It's blindingly obvious that the slower more powerful ram will work by simply moving the tiller...

apologies for the delay. I usually get reminders. I called it a linear drive because that's what it is. It doesent have any...

The Pcnautic looks quite fast in the video.

It's an ST4000 control unit. The existing rams have no identification. They are the old red and black Autohelm style. The generic has no...

Pcnautic in Netherlands do a replacement drop in arm.

It's one of these. I compared the current draw when on load. The generic unit seemed about 1 amp higher. The motor in the generic unit...

Any electronics wizards out there who can reccomend the simplest way to do this. I can work somethingn out but might be messy. I've got...

Should work with the solid state relay then. The generic unit has limit switches. It will be interesting to see how it compares with the...

After many years heavy use my Autohelm ram has finally worn out. One of the planet gears has chipped. I've bought a cheap generic 12v...