POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33

rgranger · Mar 3, 2023

Where to Locate Fluxgate Compass - Raymarine st 4000+ - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

Installing a Raymarine ST4000+ on a Pearson 35. Having problems figuring out where to locate the Fluxgate compass . Instructions say aft on centerline, if possible. Problem is engine is aft with all

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rgranger · Mar 3, 2023

je vous en prie

Brian D · Mar 3, 2023

The Flux Gate Compass might not be the problem. It could possibly be belt slipage might be slipping causing the boat to "wander". Check that also.

Also, we would request that English be used on the forums. Although we are fortunate to have some people who are multilingual, there might be someone who has the answer but does not speak another language.

kappykaplan · Mar 3, 2023

FLUXGATE COMPASS POSITION ON H 33

michel06440 said:
Bonjour,
Mon hunter 33 de 2005 est équipé d'un pilote automatique Raymarine ST 4000+ ayant des problèmes de tenu sous voiles quelqu'un peut-il me dire ou se trouve le compas fluxgate svp avant que je ne démonte tout.

merci pour vos réponses

Good morning,
My Hunter 33 from 2005 is equipped with a Raymarine ST 4000+ autopilot having problems holding it under sail can someone tell me where the fluxgate compass is located please before I disassemble everything.

thank you for your answers

michel06440 said:
mercci pour votre réponse

thank you for your reply

rgranger said:
je vous en prie

you're welcome

rgranger · Mar 3, 2023

Brian D said:
Also, we would request that English be used on the forums. Although we are fortunate to have some people who are multilingual, there might be someone who has the answer but does not speak another language.

If you select the text and hover…. Cut, Past, and Translate come up as options :beer:

Ralph Johnstone · Mar 3, 2023

rgranger said:
If you select the text and hover…. Cut, Past, and Translate come up as options

Uh ............... I don't get out much. Show me how ? This is all I get when I select the text :

Hovering does even less. No one tells me anything and that includes the kids, the dog, and the homeless guy at the end of the street. Nothing

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rgranger · Mar 4, 2023

I’m in an iphone

mine looks like this

kappykaplan · Mar 4, 2023

I don't get that in Chrome on a PC; however, I do get that option in Chrome on my Android phone. Learn something new every day. Tks,
rgranger!

Ralph Johnstone · Mar 4, 2023

rgranger said:
I’m in an iphone

Oh yeah

. And of course it's an Apple iPhone.

Meanwhile I'm sitting here on my PC which is nothing more than a severe headache on a good day. For the last 20 years I've sworn the PC is going out the window and I'm getting an Apple desktop. So far, still a PC.

Remember Betamax and VHS (Video Home System) formats way back when? Betamax was a superior format but VHS had better advertising. We were left with an inferior video recording system.

Same with Apple and PC. Apple would not recognize PC formatting in the early days and was left behind. Apple should have wiped PC off the map in the early years of home computers and sent Turtle Head back to working in his garage. Steve Jobs is responsible for the world having an inferior home computer system. That, and an inflated price tag.

Brian D · Mar 4, 2023

Concentrate, guys. Talk about iPhone and PCs over in the Sailors Lounge. Let's help the OP as much as we can.

Ralph Johnstone · Mar 4, 2023

Brian D said:
Concentrate, guys.

Exactly. Getting back on track here.

kappykaplan said:
Good morning,
My Hunter 33 from 2005 is equipped with a Raymarine ST 4000+ autopilot having problems holding it under sail can someone tell me where the fluxgate compass is located please before I disassemble everything.

There may be a chance your fluxgate compass is close to where mine (1999 H-310) is located. If you have a hanging locker on your port side situated just where you enter the aft bunk, open it and look on the very bottom of the locker, at its forward end. You may find the compass there.

My vote is with the drive unit and NOT the compass. It's solid state and probably works or doesn't work. I recently overhauled my drive unit and it was an absolute bugger to adjust the belt tensioner to be tight enough to hold the belt and yet not too tight to restrict the belt motion.

PM me if you need help just getting into the belt tensioner. That in itself is a monumental task.

@kappykaplan , if you could be so kind as to step in here ?

kbgunn · Mar 4, 2023

The fluxgate compass on my 2005 Hunter 33 is in the owners cabin mounted on the backside of the cover on the aft bulkhead to the area where the rudder tube is located. The control computer is mounted there as well.

Ralph Johnstone · Mar 4, 2023

kbgunn said:
The control computer is mounted there as well.

Most unusual. This is the computer for the ST4000 on my boat :

How do you change from STANDBY to AUTO or alter your course when you are up top and it's down below ?

kappykaplan · Mar 4, 2023

Ralph Johnstone said:
There may be a chance your fluxgate compass is close to where mine (1999 H-310) is located. If you have a hanging locker on your port side situated just where you enter the aft bunk, open it and look on the very bottom of the locker, at its forward end. You may find the compass there.

My vote is with the drive unit and NOT the compass. It's solid state and probably works or doesn't work. I recently overhauled my drive unit and it was an absolute bugger to adjust the belt tensioner to be tight enough to hold the belt and yet not too tight to restrict the belt motion.

PM me if you need help just getting into the belt tensioner. That in itself is a monumental task.

Il se peut que votre boussole fluxgate soit proche de l'endroit où se trouve la mienne (1999 H-310). Si vous avez un casier suspendu à bâbord situé juste à l'endroit où vous entrez dans la couchette arrière, ouvrez-le et regardez tout en bas du casier, à son extrémité avant. Vous pouvez y trouver la boussole.

Mon vote est avec l'unité d'entraînement et PAS la boussole. Il est à l'état solide et fonctionne probablement ou ne fonctionne pas. J'ai récemment révisé mon unité d'entraînement et c'était un bougre absolu d'ajuster le tendeur de courroie pour qu'il soit suffisamment serré pour maintenir la courroie et pourtant pas trop serré pour restreindre le mouvement de la courroie.

PM moi si vous avez besoin d'aide juste pour entrer dans le tendeur de courroie. C'est en soi une tâche monumentale.

Tally Ho · Mar 5, 2023

I don’t think anyone can answer where the OP’s compass is…he is going to have to crawl around and find it. Mine is mounted in my bilge. I have seen them mounted on bulkheads, etc.

Doubtful that is it the compass. As others have said…solid state, not much to go wrong.

It could be that the OP has put something metal near the compass…I put a backpack on the sole of my boat once (laptop computer in the bag)…AP was acting squirrelly… I put the bad right over the compass in the bilge.

Sometimes, you just need to “swing the compass” to calibrate it….

Someone want to translate this into French?

Greg

kappykaplan · Mar 5, 2023

Tally Ho said:
I don’t think anyone can answer where the OP’s compass is…he is going to have to crawl around and find it. Mine is mounted in my bilge. I have seen them mounted on bulkheads, etc.

Doubtful that is it the compass. As others have said…solid state, not much to go wrong.

It could be that the OP has put something metal near the compass…I put a backpack on the sole of my boat once (laptop computer in the bag)…AP was acting squirrelly… I put the bad right over the compass in the bilge.

Sometimes, you just need to “swing the compass” to calibrate it….

Someone want to translate this into French?

Je ne pense pas que quiconque puisse répondre où se trouve la boussole du PO… il va devoir ramper et la trouver. Le mien est monté dans ma cale. Je les ai vus montés sur des cloisons, etc.

Douteux que ce soit la boussole. Comme d'autres l'ont dit… à l'état solide, il n'y a pas grand-chose à se tromper.

Il se peut que l'OP ait mis quelque chose de métallique près de la boussole… J'ai mis un sac à dos sur la semelle de mon bateau une fois (ordinateur portable dans le sac)… AP agissait comme un écureuil… J'ai mis le mauvais juste au-dessus de la boussole dans la cale.

Parfois, il suffit de « faire pivoter la boussole » pour la calibrer….

Quelqu'un veut traduire ça en français ?

Tally Ho · Mar 5, 2023

kappykaplan said:
Je ne pense pas que quiconque puisse répondre où se trouve la boussole du PO… il va devoir ramper et la trouver. Le mien est monté dans ma cale. Je les ai vus montés sur des cloisons, etc.

Douteux que ce soit la boussole. Comme d'autres l'ont dit… à l'état solide, il n'y a pas grand-chose à se tromper.

Il se peut que l'OP ait mis quelque chose de métallique près de la boussole… J'ai mis un sac à dos sur la semelle de mon bateau une fois (ordinateur portable dans le sac)… AP agissait comme un écureuil… J'ai mis le mauvais juste au-dessus de la boussole dans la cale.

Parfois, il suffit de « faire pivoter la boussole » pour la calibrer….

Quelqu'un veut traduire ça en français ?

Thanks @kappykaplan…..

At least I think so….no idea what you said for sure :huh:

Greg