Artic Warrior
Member
Hi All,
I have a sailing boat with hydraulic steering and st 7000 autopilot.
The autohelm tiller pilot operates next to the hydraulic ram steering the rudder.
For me to use the emergency tiller on top of the rudder stock, I switch the by pass valve over whch enables the fluid to flow so I can manualy steer the boat.
My question is, if I use the electric auto pilot surley the by pass valve has to switched over as well, for that operation too for the hand tiller to operate,,,,
Hope this is clear enough....
When I bought the boat the guy said switch over the by pass valve if the emergency tiller is to be used, but think it would be the same for the electric auto helm otherwise it must work too hard im thinking,
Colin
I have a sailing boat with hydraulic steering and st 7000 autopilot.
The autohelm tiller pilot operates next to the hydraulic ram steering the rudder.
For me to use the emergency tiller on top of the rudder stock, I switch the by pass valve over whch enables the fluid to flow so I can manualy steer the boat.
My question is, if I use the electric auto pilot surley the by pass valve has to switched over as well, for that operation too for the hand tiller to operate,,,,
Hope this is clear enough....
When I bought the boat the guy said switch over the by pass valve if the emergency tiller is to be used, but think it would be the same for the electric auto helm otherwise it must work too hard im thinking,
Colin