So I have had my head in the computer reading autopilot reviews and looking at what would be necessary to install a linear drive unit on our 310. I have hit an analysis paralysis stage.
Our ST4000 isn't cutting it. When we get out in the trades it can't hold the course and gives error messages. This seems to even happen when I have her well balanced and sailing with the wind instrument calibrated correctly. You definitely can't use it to just hold a heading because the winds shift enough that the sails get unbalanced and the unit fails.
I was thinking I would do a Raymarine EV-200 unit with the linear drive. This seems to be a pretty robust and bullet proof system. It would also give another way to steer the boat if the wires or chain for the steering system were to fail as I would install it with . But this will come at a cost of a little over $4k plus lots of work.
I started reading reviews of the Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. A lot of the reviews say that the software for the sail units is a big improvement from what is in the ST4000. And the improvement may be enough for it to work on our 310.
So does anyone have experience going from the St4000 to the EV-100?
Thanks,
Jesse
Our ST4000 isn't cutting it. When we get out in the trades it can't hold the course and gives error messages. This seems to even happen when I have her well balanced and sailing with the wind instrument calibrated correctly. You definitely can't use it to just hold a heading because the winds shift enough that the sails get unbalanced and the unit fails.
I was thinking I would do a Raymarine EV-200 unit with the linear drive. This seems to be a pretty robust and bullet proof system. It would also give another way to steer the boat if the wires or chain for the steering system were to fail as I would install it with . But this will come at a cost of a little over $4k plus lots of work.
I started reading reviews of the Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. A lot of the reviews say that the software for the sail units is a big improvement from what is in the ST4000. And the improvement may be enough for it to work on our 310.
So does anyone have experience going from the St4000 to the EV-100?
Thanks,
Jesse