[Public-List] Tiller pilot

[Wes Gardner]

Maybe get one 3D printed (or get a whole bunch as spares)...I don't use
mine very often but it seems to work OK....if I were going anywhere
seriously I'd have vane steering and use the electronic thing as a back up

On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:37 AM Stephen Gwyn via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

>
> I have a Raymarine ST2000+
>
> Pros:
> - Easy to use, and held a good course in even in pretty snotty conditions.
> - Never had a problem with water ingression into the unit itself.
>
> Cons:
> - power socket rusted in less than 2 years. Raymarine replacement was $150
> and would have rusted as well. I replaced with a better power connection.
>
> - There is a bushing deep in the mechanism which is made of cheap
> plastic and
> will wear out. I haven't (yet) been able to acquire a replacement. I was
> able to manufacture a temporary replacement out of a yogurt container
> lid, but really that bushing should be made of a harder, more abrasion
> resistant plastic.
>
> SG
>
>
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