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

Gordon Laco via Public-List public-list at lists.alberg30.org
Mon May 9 12:40:38 PDT 2016


And there was the issue of coming through customs in Martinique...  I reckon
the main actuator and it's housing looked like a disassembled Sten gun, so I
was taken to the Little White Room for a discussion about just what the
thing was.  

We all parted friends...

Gord #426 Surprise


On 2016-05-09, 2:33 PM, "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Laco via Public-List
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 1:45 PM
> To: Mike Meinhold ; Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] Public-List Digest, Vol 3250, Issue 1
> 
> 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:
>> 
>>> 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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>>>>     1. Re: Mount tiller pilot (Jonathan Adams via Public-List)
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>>>> Date: Fri, 6 May 2016 21:43:10 +0000 (UTC)
>>>> From: Jonathan Adams via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
>>>> To: Harry Black <hblack3 at sympatico.ca>,         Alberg 30 Public List --
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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
>>>> https://goo.gl/photos/L1V4MomsDP22wJ1p7
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>>>> Jonathan197
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>>>>   Subject: [Public-List] Mount tiller pilot
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>>>> 
>>>> Does anyone have a picture showing how and whereabouts on the tiller and
>>>> bench they mounted the tiller pilot
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