[Public-List] Public-List Digest, Vol 3250, Issue 1

Mon May 9 11:33:58 PDT 2016

Same here Gord...my Autohelm 2000 was very noisy. I sent it to Autohelm 
(Raymarine) for repair (very expensive) it worked for a while the the noise 
returned...I deep sixed it!

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From: Gordon Laco via Public-List
Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 1:45 PM
To: Mike Meinhold ; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
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Hello friends,

I didn't get into this discussion because my experience is not recent...but
the cable connector corrosion issue is something we experienced.

Way back in '83 I brought a Dufour 31 (fairly horrible boat) from Martinique
to Toronto, via St Maartin, Bermuda, New York, and the canals up into Lake
Ontario.

We had an Autohelm 2000 tiller pilot.  We had a fair bit of trouble getting
it going at the start of the trip, and Autohelm's office in Martinique
eventually replaced the whole unit.

The device performed well when motoring or sailing in moderate conditions,
but was unable to cope in heavier weather.

During the voyage we had problems with seawater getting into the plug in
connector.  We found some relief by washing the socket and prongs with fresh
water, connecting them, then wrapping with rigging tape to try to keep water
out.

I remember that part of my decompression from that trip involved
involuntarily listening for the grinding sound of the actuator while laying
in bed for quite some time after I was home again.  Hearing it's
'brrrrrrrr-bup-bup-bup-bup-brrrrrr' meant it was working.

Gord #426 Surprise

On 2016-05-09, 1:39 PM, "Mike Meinhold via Public-List"
<public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I had similar problems with corrosion, and also with the the robustness of
> the connector. I don't use the data connection, so I re-wired it with a
> simple "cigarette lighter" connection - very simple and robust.
>
> Mike
> Rinn Duin #272
>
> On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 1:22 PM, Stephen gwyn via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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>> I have a Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot. It's OK, but the terminal
>> where the cable plugs in keep rusting and have to be cleaned once a year.
>> Raymarine tech support consists of a moderated user forum.
>> I tried posting questions but they were deleted because they
>> didn't reflect well on Raymarine's products. I eventually re-worded
>> the question so as to not sound too disparaging of Raymarine.
>> The answer was a new 150$ cable. When I asked (several times,
>> with increasing care as to the wording) whether this cable
>> was made of corrosion resistant materials, the answer was that
>> it was just the same as the old one.
>>
>> Would not do business with Raymarine ever again.
>>
>> SG
>>
>>
>>
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>>> ?You can see the bracket about 2/3rds of the way down the tiller. The
>>> tiller is held at the right height by a cable from the fitting to the 
>>> aft
>>> bulkhead behind it. The unit is anchored on the Starboard seat aft of 
>>> the
>>> locker lid
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>>> Does anyone have a picture showing how and whereabouts on the tiller and
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