Finishing up Autopilot install: Installing the AC12 and testing
Last thing to do was to wire up the brains of the system, the AC12. First, I installed it on a...
Read Moreby Matt | Mar 28, 2016 | Autopilot Install | 2
Last thing to do was to wire up the brains of the system, the AC12. First, I installed it on a...
Read Moreby Matt | Mar 27, 2016 | Autopilot Install | 2
The DD15 is the muscle of the autopilot system. It’s a unit that attaches to the rudder and...
Read Moreby Matt | Jan 6, 2016 | Autopilot Install, Maintenance | 0
Heading indicator, electronic compass, same thing. Basically it figures out what way the boat is...
Read Moreby Matt | Nov 30, 2015 | Autopilot Install, Maintenance | 2
After a couple of… hairy solo excursions in stronger wind, I bumped an autopilot up to the top of my list. Now, being a 36′ foot with a wheel, there were two main types of options. An above-floor ‘wheel...
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