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Hi, I am looking to install a new raymarine autopilot.
The EV sensor location is the information that I would like to discuss. Photos would be appreciated. This is going on a super maramu. If you also kept the original autopilot and installed a change over switch, I would like to ask how you went about the installation. Michael Nebo sm251 |
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Hey Michael.
Raymarine EV sensor on Jaygo is mounted portside salon bulkhead in the corner adjacent to the a/c outlet. Photo attached. -- Rob & Dee SV Jaygo. SM#224 Brisbane, Australia |
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Bill Kinney
Michael,
I assume you are looking for the heading sensor (aka: electronic compass). If this was an original Amel install it could be many places. We had two Amel installed autopilots. One compass was installed behind the dining settee, in the forward, port part of the main saloon. The other was behind a removable panel over the galley sink. This location is not present on boats much newer than ours, so you’ll likely have a search. Here is some information on our switching system: https://fetchinketch.net/boat-projects/upgraded-autopilot/ You’ll need to check this to be sure it is appropriate to your proposed system. Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie West End, Bahamas http://cruisingconsulting.com |
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Eloi Bamberg
Hi Michael,
I installed a second pilot (B&G) and kept the original Raymarine. My heading sensor is also mounted near the AC outlet. Here some photos of the double installation. Eloi SM2K 426 RedLion Puerto Williams, Chile      |
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Michael Winand
Thanks for your help, looking at the next project. Michael Nebo sm251 On Tue, 14 Mar 2023, 1:24 pm Eloi Bamberg, <eloi.bamberg@...> wrote: Hi Michael, |
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David Vogel
Hi All,
When we first purchased our SM, we contemplated upgrading our autopilot capability to have a dual A/B installation with a change-over switch. But decided to live with the single (linear drive) installation for a year before committing to the change. When the time came to upgrade from the factory-installed Raymarine autopilot, we held to the Raymarine brand*, opting for the EVO-400 model; the EVO EV-1 sensor (A/P brain) replaced the prior heading unit (located saloon, portside forward bulkhead adjacent to the air-conditioning outlet). * Although, with 3x Triton2 B&G instruments at the helm, and our backup EMERG chartplotter being a B&G Vulcan 7" MFD at the NAV STN, it was a close call whether to change to B&G for the autopilot as well. In retrospect, or if faced with the decision to replace the whole A/P, I would probably make the change to a B&G autopilot, if only for improved interoperability (ability to use the B&G V7 MFD as an alternate / backup control head for the autopilot = even more redundancy). As I understand things, Raymarine linear drives can be used with a B&G A/P, requiring only a minor change due to differing voltage aspects. Regarding redundancy, I ultimately decided to retain a single A/P installation supplemented with a complete second system, stored on-board in waterproof containers. The reason for why I went this route was that, after hearing stories of A/Ps being rendered unserviceable after a lightning strike, I optimistically hope that off-line spares might have a better chance to survive a direct hit, than installed electronics; and in that event, it might be only a relatively 'simple' task to swap out the damaged components. There was also the issue of increasing complexity, and failure modes, of a dual A/B system, but the primary reason is the lighting-strike scenario. In any event, I hope that I never need to test this proposition. Blue skies to all, David SM#396, Perigee Bay of Islands, NZ From: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of "michael winand via groups.io" <mfw642000@...> Reply to: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> Date: Sunday, 12 March 2023 at 11:56 am To: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> Subject: [AmelYachtOwners] Auto pilot Hi, I am looking to install a new raymarine autopilot. The EV sensor location is the information that I would like to discuss. Photos would be appreciated. This is going on a super maramu. If you also kept the original autopilot and installed a change over switch, I would like to ask how you went about the installation. Michael Nebo sm251 |
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David, When I am asked, this is what I recommend for a SM. Bill
On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 7:16 PM David Vogel <david.vogel@...> wrote: Hi All, |
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