I picked up a Ray Marine EV 100 Autohelm today.
any advice as to installatin and location of the components on a C36 MK 2?
Thanks
Rich
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Rich
Richard & Joan Bain
PAZZO Hull#1670
1997 Catalina 36 MK11
Bayfield, Ontario
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Rich,
Go to the technical articles under the members tab and you will find a couple good articles. I am in the middle of installing ev 200 below deck right now on my MK 2 also. The ev100 is the wheel drive unit? That is what was on SlipAway when I purchased her 3 yrs ago. What little it worked before control unit gave up I was not pleased with performance? That is why I replaced with the below deck ev200. For what it is worth?
Mike Willis
Mike and Nikki Willis
1996 C 36 #1570 "Slip Away"
MK II - Tall Rig - Winged Keel
Fremont, Ohio
Another data point - Fin keel, eliptical rudder, std. rig, does great with the wheel pilot.
Adding a rudder position sensor made it perfect. Without it, the computer needs to guess - and they don't guess well.
According to Raymarine, the EV-100 / 200 are the same as far as navagation logic goes - the 200 has larger curcuitry to handle the increased power draw for a larger drive and the associated on/off solenoid/clutch circuit.
Originally had the 'rate gyro thing' in the storage area right in front of the galley sink - not so good when you put a shop vac and other magnetic junk in there. Moved it to the lower part of the 4-drawer cabinet just opposite of the head entry. Perfect, but do pay close attention the contents placed nearby.