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[Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Autohelm housing
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Ryan Meador
This thread has me wondering if my boat is abnormal. My autopilot "house" is only held down by two thumb screws. Removing it is a common occurrence, as it's where the wires for the chartplotter come up through the deck, and the chartplotter is removable; whenever I put it below, I undo the "house" and tuck the wires underneath to protect them. Reverse the procedure the next time I want to sail. Relocating it would mostly just be a case of moving the two screws, as long as you stay within reach of the wire conduit beneath. Is this not the way every Super Maramu is? Thanks, Ryan
SM 233 Iteration Boston, MA, USA
On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 9:49 PM, sailor63109@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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greatketch@...
Ryan,
The short answer is "No" they are not all like that, it is an after market modification. If I understand what you describe correctly, and the angled housing for the Autopilot controller is not sealed down, how is water kept from leaking down through the wire access hole? Under the dodger is not always wet, but it certainly happens that water flushes across that surface under some conditions. Water (especially salt water!) running down into the utility space above the galley sink would be a bad thing. Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Foxtown, Little Abaco, Bahamas ---In amelyachtowners@..., <ryan.d.meador@...> wrote : This thread has me wondering if my boat is abnormal. My autopilot "house" is only held down by two thumb screws. Removing it is a common occurrence, as it's where the wires for the chartplotter come up through the deck, and the chartplotter is removable; whenever I put it below, I undo the "house" and tuck the wires underneath to protect them. Reverse the procedure the next time I want to sail. Relocating it would mostly just be a case of moving the two screws, as long as you stay within reach of the wire conduit beneath. Is this not the way every Super Maramu is? Thanks, Ryan SM 233 Iteration Boston, MA, USA
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Ryan Meador
Bill, The hole where the wires come up is lined with a pipe that rises probably 3/4" above the deck. With the "house" over the top, it functions somewhat like a dorade box. I think it would take a very large amount of water to defeat these protections. Thanks, Ryan
SM 233 Iteration Boston, MA, USA
On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 10:46 AM, greatketch@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
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greatketch@...
Sounds like a reasonably engineered solution!
Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Foxtown, Little Abaco, Bahamas ---In amelyachtowners@..., <ryan.d.meador@...> wrote : Bill, The hole where the wires come up is lined with a pipe that rises probably 3/4" above the deck. With the "house" over the top, it functions somewhat like a dorade box. I think it would take a very large amount of water to defeat these protections. Thanks, Ryan
SM 233 Iteration Boston, MA, USA
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