ST5000 install

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Scott Broad

I am going to add a Raytheon 5000 autopilot to my 380 but don't seem to have an extended wheel shaft to hold the sprocket. The wheel column is an Edson CD-I. Is there a specific shaft required for the autopilot, or do I have to modify the existing shaft somehow?
 
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Paul Bednarzyk

Gears

Scott, When I installed a 6000+ rotary drive on my 380, the sprocket attached to the existing shaft with no modifications with room to spare. The only trick is to make sure to use Loc-Tite or something similar on the set screw. Paul Bednarzyk S/V Knot Again
 
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Les Blackwell

Made some modifications on my installation

Scott, I put the Raytheon 5000 on my H380 but because I was concerned that the motor was not strong enough, substituted a Winlock motor from PYI. You can buy the Raytheon 5000 without motor but it has all the rest of the gear. It was an easy installation--two of us took about a day to do everything. I installed the compass in the aft bedroom dead center in the bottom storage shelf. The Winlock motor is large but fits in the podium quite well. The chain fit on the Edson shaft without a problem. Our biggest problem was doing the installation on the program part where you have to go around in a circle several times to get the compass set up. The Raytheon 5000 and Winlock has worked well for me for about one year. Here in the Northwest it is great to sit under the dodger while the rain is coming down. I do wish it had a remote. We did have a start a month or so ago when my wife plugged in the Garmin 175 with the waypoints in it. Suddenly the wheel started moving in small increments--much more than it had be moving. Turns out when the GPS is added, all the instruments talk to each other and the Raytheon 5000 was getting the wind indicator info. It was sailing the boat better than I had been doing. Fun stuff. Let me know if you have specific questions. I think you'll enjoy the 5000. Good luck.
 
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Jim

While sailing & engine is off shoud eng. be in R,N

While sailing and the engine is off, should the engine be in gear or in neutral ? Thanks, JIM
 
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