alexincornwall
Active member
Our fairly ancient Autohelm linear drive inconveniently decided to self-destruct last week leaving me with 9 hours of singlehanded hand steering to look forward to. It's a type 2 short stroke which is located deep behind an aft bulkhead and connects to the wheel quadrant via a substantial bolt through system. I have yet to remove the old unit but have replaced with the current Raymarine offering of the same type (arrived today), in the hope that replacing will be little more than a straight swap.
Given the importance of this piece of equipment I was minded to have it professionally installed but can't find anyone with a reasonable diary so intend to do it myself. The space looks tight for working but other than that appears to be a reasonably straightforward job. Has anybody completed a similar replacement and able to offer any top tips? I like to do these things myself where possible, but I am acutely aware of how much of a hammering this is going to get later in the season which is impacting my self confidence!
Thanks in advance.
Given the importance of this piece of equipment I was minded to have it professionally installed but can't find anyone with a reasonable diary so intend to do it myself. The space looks tight for working but other than that appears to be a reasonably straightforward job. Has anybody completed a similar replacement and able to offer any top tips? I like to do these things myself where possible, but I am acutely aware of how much of a hammering this is going to get later in the season which is impacting my self confidence!
Thanks in advance.