[Public-List] Electronic tiller

[James Allocco via Public-List]

 Happy News Years to All,

,About tiller pilots, things may be different on the Chesapeake, but when I
cruised Lake Ontario I friend said he would never cruise without a dodger
or an autopilot. I took his advice and I have had a tiller pilot for
probably 20 years I have never had a problem with it. Its does talk to
my Standard Horizon chartplotter and corrects for cross track error when
sailing to a waypoint.  It does struggle heading down wind but at most
points of sail it sails a straighter line then most helmsmen. That is
especially thru when out of sight of land for hours at a time and you must
steer by compass heading.  I don't recall which model I have without going
down to the boat but I believe it is capable for boats up to 45 feet.

The only minor problems to solve when installing it was I needed to raise
the pin that mounts on the tiller so that the tiller pilot is level when
mounted on the cockpit seat.  For that I had a piece of stainless about
3/32" thick x 3/4" wide x 3 1/2 - 4" long.  It was heated and bent such
that it had a 1 1/2" base that mounted on the tiller with (2) #10
screws, then bent forward and up on a 45* angle to approx. 1" high then
leveled off for 1". On the upper level I welded the pin that  tiller pilot
snaps on to( all dimensions are approx. and from memory).

I used it when single handling  from NY City to Oriental, NC and would
never be without one.

Jim Allocco
#565

On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Gordon Laco via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> And 'innapropriate and/or excessive reliance upon technology'.....
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> On 2015-12-31, 1:47 PM, "Jim Davis via Public-List"
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> >    Not sure about the QE II grounding, but I keep seeing the expression
> >    "Electronically Assisted Accident" showing up on other sailing boards.
> > Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:02:54 -0500
> > From: George Dinwiddie via Public-List
> >         <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> > To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> > Subject: Re: [Public-List] Electronic tiller
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> > On 12/29/15 8:18 PM, Michael Grosh via Public-List wrote:
> >> Someone on this thread mentioned having the autopilot linked to a chart
> >> plotter to automatically follow routes. I'm not sure that is such a good
> >> idea. The idea of the boat changing course without adult supervision
> just
> >> seems a little sketchy.
> >
> > Isn't that how the QE2 found a rock off Woods Hole some years back?
> >
> > Jim Davis
> > Privateer Isa Lei
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> > If man does find the solution for world peace it will be the most
> > revolutionary
> > reversal of his record we have ever known.
> >
> > George C. Marshall
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