Raymarine ST1000+

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nathanlee

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Hi Folks,

I've had a thought, a clutching at straws thought. Has anybody near Felixstowe ferry got a Raymarine ST1000+ with one of those two pin plastic through deck plugs that I can borrow? I only mean for a few hours just to see if the superior reaction time of the raymarine unit solves my problems. You'd be more than welcome to join the TP on the test sail, I'll even make a brew!
 
Nathan

My Anderson 22 is similar in size/weight etc to your Coribbee, and I was advised on the A22 forum to go for the more powerful ST 2000+. Works pretty well & certainly in the one time I was out in the sort of seas you had into the Deben it never had a problem, the problem was me being petrified & sitting in a corner hanging on for dear life!
Anyway, can strongly recommend the ST2000+

IanC
 
Nathan

I should have a new ST1000+ waiting for me at home.
I managed to fry my old unit by leaving a loose screw in the case when repairing the unit.

Unfortunately I won't be around until next Saturday.
I hope someone else can help you.

My old unit was very good at keeping Sirenia pointing in the desired direction.
It managed a beam sea from a NE 6-7 with some very big waves on our return from Oostaend last year.
 
I had one of these some years back. Unfortunately they are prone to getting water in and the printed circuit board goes tits up. You get the symptoms that you have described.

One thing to check is that you have a good electric supply. You need decent thick cables that don't give any voltage drop when the unit needs to work hard. Other than a problem there the only alternative is to send it to Raymarine for them to test and diagnose the problem.

The only other thing to check is that the unit is horizontal at all times. The tiller should be capable of staying in the correct plane, not moving up or down at all. You might have mentioned this before but it is late, I have just come in from undercoating my daggerboard as I am due to be racing my Skipper 14 (as much as a fat old git can) next Saturday at Walton on the Naze, so haven't read back.
 
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One thing to check is that you have a good electric supply. You need decent thick cables that don't give any voltage drop when the unit needs to work hard. Other than a problem there the only alternative is to send it to Raymarine for them to test and diagnose the problem.

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If I had done the first - put in decent thick cables- I would not have had to pay £34 for Raymarine to tell me that there wasn't anything wrong with my ST1000 it probably wasn't getting enough voltage. So follow Mr Cramp's advice to make sure that your cables are thick enough before sending it off to Raymarine they are very good at charging you for advice.

Nathan, I have had both ST1000 and the TP10 tiller pilots. Marginally I think the TP10 was faster than the ST1000 but I found it too noisy in comparison. I think the power draw on the TP10 was less as it never stopped working because of lack of voltage whereas the ST1000 did hence the £34 bill from Raymarine. The best and quietest steering of all is windvane and it doesn't rob you of power. So get that Narvik working and you will never look back except to adjust the vane.
 
I put the wiring in before I got my ST1000 and reckoned that as there was a powerful motor in the unit, it would have a heavy current draw and need thick cable..... great until I came to try and get the cable into the stupid little holes on the back of the socket! Raymarine, please find a socket that is appropriate for this application!
 
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