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Chief RA
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Initially Posted - 04/29/2014 :  07:44:22  Show Profile
Instructions state: mount autohelm 18" up the tiller and 90 degrees across to bulkhead, and level. The cat bird seat mounting rail tube is in the way on my 250, so will it be OK to mount it back a little to say 80 degrees?
How have you guys mounted yours? Is Autohelm 800 unit any good? It came with the boat uninstalled.
Thanks, Chief
COMPASS ROSE C250WK
Tall Mast, Wing keel
PORT CHIEF, Bodega Bay Ca.
IE,EE,FCC lic #1890
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 04/29/2014 :  09:47:04  Show Profile
Not sure exactly how it attaches, but maybe something like one of these would enable you to attach to your tube (click on images for info):

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FYI, I bought the top item to mount my RAM mic to that same rail on the catbird seat.
Edited by - TakeFive on 04/29/2014 09:48:57
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Chief RA
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Response Posted - 04/29/2014 :  10:01:14  Show Profile
Rick: Thanks for reply. That is a possibility as I had not considered mounting it to the railing. I still would like to know if anyone has installed these units other than 90 degrees as it seems to me that they would work fine but won't install until I know its going to work. Chief
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 04/29/2014 :  14:54:40  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I was able to install mine (Raymarine, might be a little bit shorter than yours?) at 90° using a Shakespeare antenna mount with a bronze bushing to fit the stainless post. It was a tight fit, but I got it to work.

You might consider fabricating an offset attachment to your tiller so that you can get the arm at 90° otherwise your course corrections are going to be skewed a bit because the arm has to move further on extension for the same amount of rudder angle change than it would on retraction (I think I have that right).

Does your operating arm have extensions attached to it? I know mine can add extensions if you need them, but I don't think the basic arm is interchangeable with a shorter arm.
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Chief RA
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Response Posted - 04/29/2014 :  18:11:32  Show Profile
Thanks for your response David. I went back to the boat and remeasured to see just how close I could get to 18"
on both ends and have 90 degrees. I can mount it on the extender it has just aft of the vertical SS post and achieve 17" and 90 degrees. Do you guys think that would work OK? Thats just 1" shorter and it is designed to work on up to 30' boats, so it should have the thrust to cope with that 1" difference. Chief
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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 04/30/2014 :  12:38:56  Show Profile
17" should be just fine. Plenty enough torque is present to overcome that small a difference.
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Chief RA
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Response Posted - 04/30/2014 :  15:59:46  Show Profile
Thanks guys, I need that reinforcemrnt! Chief
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