I’ve owned an Autohelm 800 for a good many years, and it has
seen service on several of my boats. I’m surprised the device still works after
experiencing harsh conditions - once being under seawater when ‘Sandpiper’
nearly capsized.
I’m pretty sure I set it up on the port side within the
cabin of my old Paradox. The rod pointed towards the bow. Looking at photos
posted by Glen Maxwell to the Paradox Builders Yahoo! Group’s forum, I note
that his Autopilot was mounted on the starboard side with the rod pointing towards
the stern.
If you are a member of the Paradox Builders Yahoo! Group
Forum you can see photos of Glen’s Autopilot by clicking this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/paradoxbuilders/files/Zoe%27s%20Autopilot%20Setup
I shall be doing something similar, but I’ve not decided
which side of the cabin I shall mount the Autohelm. At the moment I’m favouring
the starboard side, from where it will be wired directly to the ship’s battery.
Like Glen, I linked my Autohelm to the steering line with
cords, but that method was not really quick enough to engage, nor was it as
positive as I would have liked, because there was always a certain amount of
play. I’m trying to devise a better system.
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