|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
|
Forums28
Topics3,983
Posts19,061
Members1,018
|
Most Online238 Feb 9th, 2024
|
|
|
The J/30 Class Association has partnered with West Marine and is now a member of the West Marine affiliate program. You can support the J/30 Class when you make your West Marine purchases online. The J/30 Class Association receives a percentage of sales from your purchases when you click through from our website. Click the logo above and you will be directed to the West Marine website with a cookie that identifies you as a J/30 affiliate. You can also use any discounts that you may be authorized.
|
|
Re: Tiller pilot
[Re: Steve Buzbee]
#13690
06/24/12 11:10 AM
06/24/12 11:10 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 88 Belmont, MA
Georges
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 88
Belmont, MA
|
My autohelm ST1000+ shows his limit on the beam as soon it is not flat water. Nothing new but wondering if anyone has an experience with the autohelm smartpilot X5? Is it worth the upgrade?
-- Georges Foot Loose #467 - CPYC - Winthrop
|
|
|
Re: Tiller pilot
[Re: Steve Buzbee]
#13693
06/25/12 03:52 AM
06/25/12 03:52 AM
|
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 38 Vancouver, BC. Canada
Patrick Peters
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 38
Vancouver, BC. Canada
|
I've had the Raymarine X5 on my boat for 3 years now and am very happy with it. when it limits out it usually means you should have put in a reef already.
Patrick Peters Ariel #374
|
|
|
Re: Tiller pilot
[Re: Steve Buzbee]
#13694
06/25/12 06:56 AM
06/25/12 06:56 AM
|
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,668 Portsmouth, RI
Rhapsody #348
Past J/30 Class President
|
Past J/30 Class President
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,668
Portsmouth, RI
|
I replaced my Autohelm ST1000+ 3 years ago with the Raymarine X5, and got the remote. This is a great system. 1. The X5 is much stronger and has no problem keeping up with the sail trim where the ST1000 would loose the ability to maintain course. 2. The X5 has it's own compass with roll and pitch sensors. It is amazing how well this works down wind with following seas. It steers a straighter course than I can! 3. If you get the remote, there is no need to mount the head unit topside (e.g. no need to drill a separate hole). I built a small box out of "Starboard" and mounted the display head and remote receiver on it, then screwed it next to the X5 course computer below decks. 4. I've networked this with my TackTick system and Garmin GPS so I can steer by relative wind angle, or GPS waypoints. Here is a link to the schematics. Here is some stuff I didn't like. - The connectors are different - means drilling another hole.
- The length is different so it means you need to drill another hole for mounting (on Rhapsody that is on the stbd lazarette surface).
|
|
|
Re: Tiller pilot
[Re: Steve Buzbee]
#13698
06/25/12 08:01 PM
06/25/12 08:01 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 88 Belmont, MA
Georges
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 88
Belmont, MA
|
Precious feedback. Thanks a zillion fellows!
-- Georges Foot Loose #467 - CPYC - Winthrop
|
|
|
Re: Tiller pilot
[Re: Steve Buzbee]
#13741
07/02/12 07:06 PM
07/02/12 07:06 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 83 Waukegan, IL
jhoskins
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 83
Waukegan, IL
|
I have a Raymarine S1G. Just did the solo Chicago to Mac with it and no problems. Actually have done 3 Solo Macs with it. Going through all the configs is well worth it.
Yes heavy air is a problem, but it did great steering on wind vane seeting for me upwind and down. Reaching on windvane doesnt seem to work that well.
BTW 2 J30's completed the Solo Macs (Chicago and Port Huron) this year. My Dog Bob from Georgian Bay did it as well.
John Madcap 358
|
|
|
Re: Tiller pilot
[Re: Steve Buzbee]
#13818
07/21/12 08:43 AM
07/21/12 08:43 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 88 Belmont, MA
Georges
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 88
Belmont, MA
|
A followup on my new raymarine SP X-5. Installation was easy. Did not get a chance to sail in really challenging condition, but already an issue: The autopilot seems to loose progressively its notion of the rudder position. After 5-10 mn in condition with moderate weather helm: 1. Rudder display shows max Starb. or Port. 2. Pilot stops correcting and after one (two?) minute in that state issues a beep stating it can not helm...
And all this while the helm is mostly centered... ;-) toggling to standby and back to auto reinit the rudder display and out the pilot back work for the next 10 mn... still not good...
E-mailed Raymarine 2 days ago. still waiting for an answer. will followup with their answer - but any feedback is more than welcome... Cheers,
-- Georges Foot Loose #467 - CPYC - Winthrop
|
|
|
Re: Tiller pilot
[Re: Steve Buzbee]
#13836
07/24/12 11:03 PM
07/24/12 11:03 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 38 Vancouver, BC. Canada
Patrick Peters
Senior Member
|
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 38
Vancouver, BC. Canada
|
Georges
Did you try going through the calibration process again? Is it possible that you didn't follow the calibration instructions exactly? Where did you mount the ends of the pilot arm?
Patrick Peters Ariel #374
|
|
|
|
0 registered members (),
35
guests, and 1
spider. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|