[Public-List] Autohelm ST2000 Question

[Gordon Laco]

Hi gang - 

I lived with one of those aboard a Dufour 31 in my wandering days.  We took
the boat from Martinique to Toronto via Bermuda and New York - great trip
but didn't like the boat much.

The Autohelm 2000 worked very well; funny thing was once I got home I used
to dream about the sound it made.  Because the unit has a feedback sensor to
make course corrections more appropriate, it would make a long BuZZZZZZZZ
pushing the tiller, then short vtttt....vttttt....vtttt dashes when pulling
it back.  

The other gadget that worked well was my plastic Ebco sextant.... Nobody was
more surprised than I when we raised Bermuda 9 1/2 days from St Maartin,

Gord #426 SURPRISE





On 10/02/10 8:06 PM, "dickdurk at atlanticbb.net" <dickdurk at atlanticbb.net>
wrote:

> 
> I'm pretty sure that's the one I have (Raytheon?) and it
> is plenty powerful. You'll need to get the optional
> extension, they come in different lengths. I think I use
> the 6" one. At least, that's how I installed mine to avoid
> drilling the mounting hole through the locker hatch.
> 
> I use it pretty much exclusively when motoring, though. It
> has some trouble anticipating getting knocked off course
> when the bow gets whacked by a big sea. I don't think
> that's a power issue.
> 
> MichaelGrosh
> #220
> 
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