Autopilot Installation

Hands Free Sailing https://youtu.be/dZM9gg83BYw September 2023 For serious offshore sailors, solo cruisers, or anyone who enjoys reducing helm fatigue, a dependable autopilot system is essential. We recently completed a full installation of a Jefa Type 1 Radial Drive, integrated with a Raymarine Evolution Autopilot system — including the EV-1 Sensor Core, ACU-200 (Autopilot Control Unit), […]

Fixing Our Wheel Brake

What’s so important about a wheel brake?  That’s what I wondered when we couldn’t get ours to work.  Back in 2012 during the survey we noticed the wheel brake didn’t work.  It’s basically just a twisty knob on the side of the steering pedestal that tightens a clamp around a shaft that stops the wheel […]

To Helm with It

The Helm In keeping with getting this beast ready to take out for a spin, we finally put the steering wheel (the boaty term is the helm) back on the boat.  Way back in early 2013 we took a bunch of stuff off the boat, the wheel included, and it’s been in storage ever since. […]