Hi Dave (and Mark)
No problem - thanks for getting back to me. I really would like to mount it on the coming as it will result in one less thing to remove when de-mounting the auto tiller. With the cantilever you have that metal bar sticking out...but given that I got the unit so cheap- what's another $75....or maybe less when Defender has their big sale end of March...(a trip I make on annual basis...)
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--- In s227classassociation@..., "uswa174" wrote:
Hi Rick,
I, too, have a cantilever mount for my ST4000. I've posted a picture of my Autohelm tiller bracket in the "Photos" section in the "Autohelm" folder. The pin on the tiller bracket is 18" from the rudder pivot point, which is important for the proper throw of the ram. The cantelever "peg" (threaded rod) was too long when I bought it, so I cut it with a hacksaw to about a 2" length. The mounting socket which the threaded rod screws into is mounted flat on the angled part of the vertical coaming with three through-bolts with a backing plate and some 3M 4200. When screwed in, the rod itself is angled upward a few degrees upward from horizontal...it doesn't really matter, though, since the attachment rod on the end of the ram (which fits into the hole on the cantelever rod) has the ability to pivot. Just make absolutely sure that the hole in the threaded rod is up and square.
The downside to this mounting scheme is that the starboard lazarette lid doesn't open completely because the mounting socket sticks out 1/2" or so, and blocks it. That doesn't bother me; I simply bungee it up when I need to climb down there.
Hope this is clear, and that it helps somewhat.
Sorry about the tardy response to your original message.
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Dave S.
s/v Clio
1987 S2 27, hull #80
--- In s227classassociation@..., "uswa174" wrote:
I have an ST4000 on Clio. Based on my experience, you'll be asking, "Why didn't I do this sooner?" An AutoHelm is a fantastic addition to any boat, ranking right behind a roller furler, IMHO. Just don't fall off the boat when you are singlehanding and the AutoHelm is working...that would be a really bad deal...suffice it to say, I am careful not to let that happen. :)
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Dave S.
s/v Clio
1987 S2 27, hull #80
--- In s227classassociation@..., "s227classassociation" wrote:
Did i mention i picked up an AutoHelm 800 recently? $80.00 from an older gent at the club. have an existing cantilever mount, tiller bracket and power outlet, but not the cantilever bracket and pushrod extension.
i look forward to using it next year...tired of the fire drill when singlehanded and trying to wrestle the main as the boat pirouettes all over the place...
