german main sheet system

[bbg]

Im am on my 5Th autopilot in 2 years on a 31 ft fin keeled yacht
2 No Simrad TP32
2 No raymarine 2000
I now have a raymarine AV-100- I used it last week for first time ( apart from a calibration sail) to go to Boulogne
Twice it suddenly went 70 degrees off course & then cancelled the drive

My Aeries may be old & it may not be very good at downwind sailing, unless windy, or when motoring. But it is 100% reliable in as much I know exactly what to expect from it
However, it is not just a quick flick of a switch to connect or disconnect & I have to go to the stern to operate it

That is pretty shocking, to go through 5 in 2 years. Something doesn't sound right. Were they not all under warranty?

 

[Tranona]

Your lack of understanding of the way some other people choose to sail does you no credit.
Some people like to sail their boats actively, some like to program their autopilots, each to his own.

Surely that applies both ways! One makes one's choices and lives with the consequences. Not a value judgement, but some do seem to think their circumstances are somehow special and maybe even "better".

Sailing actively is not in any way "better" than sailing passively (if there is such a thing). Haydude is just trying to show that there are other ways of sailing that can be equally effective and satisfying, and do not need "26 control lines lead to the cockpit" for example to have good control over the boat when single handed.

 

[lw395]

Surely that applies both ways! One makes one's choices and lives with the consequences. Not a value judgement, but some do seem to think their circumstances are somehow special and maybe even "better".

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Absolutely it applies both ways, sorry if I did not make that clear.
Reply was a little terse due to a work interruption

If I only wanted to talk to hands on racing people I'd be on y&y.
But this thread is really about a mainsheet system designed to work better on boats that are sailed 'actively'.

 

[Tranona]

But this thread is really about a mainsheet system designed to work better on boats that are sailed 'actively'.

But some of the features have been adapted to make sailing big lazy cruising boats easier for single handers or lighter crews as in some of the recent Bavaria models. Incidentally also an option on the Jeanneau 33i.

 

[Deleted member 36384]

http://www.ronstan.com/marine/mainsheet_systems.asp

I am sure the German system is in the link which shows 13 systems that can be used. A good reference for folks.

 

[Daydream believer]

That is pretty shocking, to go through 5 in 2 years. Something doesn't sound right. Were they not all under warranty?

Yes, but it demonstrates that they cannot be relied upon. I have today rung the supplier over a potential problem in the AV-100 which is brand new