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    Anchor Watch - what distance to set it at?

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    When i am really scared, I watch it with my eyes, normally though its a very straight line on the chart slow drag like 2-10ft an hour in 40 odd knots etc... if you are slowly dragging.

     

     

    Another tip is i set a way point as soon as I am hanging to anchor and then set chart plotter to go to that way point. it will say arrived straight away, say accept....   now it will read distance to go to the way point giving you a pretty good total drag reading that you can instantly access even when only half awake while doing a 30 min snooze alarm cycle, having to wake up fully to access how far you have moved is annoying.     Often the slow drag will solve itself after a few hours if you hit something solid

    Robertson Autopilot Rudder angle fault

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    my quadrant needs a sand blast and repaint, I was going to take apart and remove the linear drive , sort out out,  then reinstall quadrant , it looks worse then it is....   but still needs doing..   once thats out be easy to get at the linear drive...   also my old computer was installed above engine nuts...    going to install new one in the rear quarter berth with all wiring running direct to that point for access at sea.     Got a St4000 wheel pilot of trademe as a backup, going to install that first while I plan the main install....  will be fine around the gulf.

     

    main drive is the Simrad HDL2000 its fine in a bigger sea but errors on small movements, could be the rudder thing but as have no heads anymore may just find the drive is fine as is.  Hasn't seen any love for 10 years

     

     

    where my drive attaches to the quadrant is very mickey mouse as well,  going to weld on a stainless thing (currently nut job) which the linear attaches to....

    Robertson Autopilot Rudder angle fault

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    nice work,  i think the oil on my linear drive needs topping as well,   I have given up on the old control heads and now have a second hand ST6001 head and S3 computer with raymarine angle and flux to install over xmas....

     

    got the lot for way less then they wanted for an ap22 on ebay,,,,

    Possible bargain for someone

    in MarineTalk

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    they are awesome boats,  "Steerforth" is a stretched one being about 46ft and it was sold in top nick a few years back for around 310k,  was a three skin kauri boat.  i think this boat would sell around 250 ish if listed normally.

     

    out of my price range right now

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