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Autopilot
3 years warranty
Components
Autopilot Display, Sonic Heading Gyro, Autopilot Computer and
Rudder Angle Sensor
Installation:
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example a
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#24 00 00 $2'203.57
Web price $1'762.86
#25 00 00 including magnetic compass
$2'835.09
Web price $2'268.08
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Autopilot Display
# 23 10 10
Heading mode, Track mode, NAV mode, LAND mode and - for sailboats - an Apparent and True Wind mode, including tack and jibe maneuvers.
An analog LED-pointer shows the rudder angle around the face of the display, and the upper half has yellow and red LEDs for Autopilot mode indication.
The
digital LCD displays actual and selected heading or track, apparent or true wind angle, cross track error and
distance or course to next way point, depending on the Autopilot mode.
The NAV mode is used for en-route navigation: the Autopilot will smoothly track the programmed route
of a GPS or plotter with an accuracy of
0.01NM (20m
or 65ft).
The LAND mode can be used for narrow approaches in
confined waters when an accurate GPS or plotter is available. LAND mode can be
selected out of NAV mode and keeps the boat within 0.002NM (4m or 13ft) of
the planned track.
On sail boats, hands-off tacks and jibes are executed with utmost precision and
elegance in true and apparent wind mode.
$ 775.10 Web price $ 620.08
Sonic
Heading Gyro
# 91 02 05
The Sonic Heading Gyro is the heart of the system. It is a light weight and maintenance free electronic Gyro Compass, manufactured and steadily improved by TECNAUTIC since 1992. Rough seas and rapid motion will not cause errors. The Sonic Heading Gyro is connected either to a display unit or to an electronic steering wheel. The gyro can be slewed to magnetic north by a magnetic sensor or by a GPS. This feature is especially useful on vessels, where a magnetic compass cannot work reliably. For boat stabilization without navigational information, the gyro can be used without compass or GPS, for example in Docking Mode or in Wind Mode.
$ 405.76 Web price $ 324.61 (needs Display Unit or Fly-By-Wire Steering Wheel to work)
H2183 Compass
# 91 01 06
$ 631.52 Web price $ 505.22
cable 33 ft: $ 88.43
An existing NMEA Compass can also be used instead of the H2183 to slew the gyro
# 810302
Ultrasonic Wind Sensor
with Compass
The AirmarŪ PB200 is a combined Ultrasonic
Wind Sensor with a GPS, a
magnetic Heading-Sensor, an Inclinometer and an air pressure and temperature
sensor, all in the same housing. Data are transmitted by the sensor in NMEA
format and are shown on the Cockpit displays or - with the included "WeatherCaster" software
- on a PC screen.
Sensor # 810302:
$ 1403.55 Web Price $ 1122.84
Mast Cable 50 ft: $ 128.18 Web Price
$ 102.54
Autopilot Computer
(Drive Box)
#230100
It makes use of an already installed Autopilot Rudder Drive or any new rudder drive.
It connects to the CAN-Bus cable with RJ-45 connectors which can be installed with a simple crimp tool, if custom wiring is selected. Standard cables have connectors already installed.
A reversible rudder motor and its battery are both connected to the Autopilot Computer. So is the electric By-Pass-Valve of a linear hydraulic actuator or the electric clutch of a mechanical actuator. Works with 12 and 24 Volt.
The same Autopilot Computer can drive a non reversing pump with associated switch-over valves.
Two Autopilot Computers can be installed to drive two pumps, either alternating or parallel, in an augmentation mode, where the second pump starts only when a higher rudder speed is needed.
In Docking Mode, with individually steered stern or pod drives or with eventually installed thrusters, the Drive-Boxes will command individual steering angles for the drives and also operate the thrusters.
On larger vessels, where constant hydraulic pressure is available, the same Autopilot Computer can drive electric servo valves or proportional valves instead of the rudder motor.
Drive Box: $ 795.91 Web price: $ 636.73
$ 177.91 Web price $ 142.33
Sealed Rudder Angle Sensor #230003 (instead of standard version # 230004)
All metal design. Connecting rod and ball joints included.
$ 454.66 Web price $ 363.72
The autopilot must be completed with a pre installed or a new autopilot rudder drive. Either mechanical or hydraulic drives may be connected. TECNAUTIC can supply you various models of linear actuators and pumps (reversible and continuous running pumps) according our list from leading hydraulic manufacturers. But any other drive will work equally well. The Autopilot will work fine even with a slow rudder drive (like 10 to 15 seconds from full port to full starboard), since there is no reaction time to be added from the Sonic Heading Gyro, unlike to an Autopilot with Flux Gate Sensor alone. But a faster rudder will always be preferable, since it would permit the Autopilot to regain its desired heading quicker in case of a severe upset of the boat. |
Option:
Steering Wheel
#231000 $ 691.87
Web price $ 553.49
Remote Version (shown with two throttle levers)
Operating modes:
> Turn-Rate Mode: the steering wheel
determines the rate of turn of the vessel, not the
rudder angle. When the wheel is in the center detent, the heading is held. The rudder is
moved automatically by the Autopilot Computer. This is the principal
operating mode.
> Servo Mode: rudder position is controlled by
the wheel. The rudder follows the wheel movement, same as in a
mechanical steering system. This is a simple mode, which does not require a Gyro installed.
> Autopilot Mode: the
heading is held or can be modified from any Heading Display or Autopilot Display in the
system. The wheel is guarded.
> NAV Mode: a programmed course or route, as
set in a GPS or plotter, will be intercepted and held.
>
Docking Mode: Forget
complicated shift, throttle and steeringwheel combinations in close-quarter
maneuvering. Simply move the throttle or toggle in the direction you want
your boat to move, or rotate the FBW-wheel. You can do all your slow-speed
driving in Docking Mode. Much easier than the traditional way!
Up to eight Fly-By-Wire steering wheels
can be connected, up to 700 ft. apart.
A mobile (remote) Steering Wheel on
a 6m / 20ft telephone cord is available as an
alternative to the standard panel mounted unit.
Remote Version: #231005 $ 915.55
Web price $ 732.44
Remote Version with 1 throttle #230906 $ 1040.40
Web price $ 832.32
Remote Version with 2 throttles
#230907 $ 1134.04 Web price $ 907.23