So I finally got to the live test on a two day trip. Works wonders. Used the auto for some 6 hours. Mostly with the motor and steering wheel disengaged, but For trst also ran it with motor and wheel and it worked as well - but probably wears more on the Autohelm. https://i.postimg.cc/G8f7yCJ2/2762-B...

Russ, BOAT - thank you for comments :-). I did see another less fancy version of the "autopilot under the bed" version and of cause the "classic" donut on wheel before I made my choice. I had 3 reasons for finally going for what I did...in order. 1. Price - this has cost me only ...

kurz wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 2:50 am could you go with a straight pipe or did you put in a sort of gimal?

Straight pipe, very easy - check the pix/video in til link to google photo

ecoycht made a similar one in 2014, they seem not to exist anymore: https://i.postimg.cc/Y4Phtffh/test.jpg Oh yes - that was the picture that got me started - ound it on a google serch but with no detail. With all the many DIY mods I see on the Macs, I wonder why this is not more common, it turned ...

Nice. You might be able to adapt a steering quick disconnect end to the steering cable end. You'd still have to crawl into the rear berth though. Unless your steering offers a lot of resistance, the tiller pilot can probably handle it. Suggest you put a lanyard on the tiller pilot so it can't go sw...

:macm: 26M emergency tiller and tiller autopilot - quick and dirty setup - using the direct passage for the rope between the rudder and cockpit. So today I drilled a hole in my 26M, Took out the rudder rope. Installed a stainless pipe and some intermediate fittings - and voilá - got myself an emerge...

Hello, For the 26M and DF60ATL combination we recommend the 11 5/8" x 12 pitch prop. That is Suzuki part number: 58100-88LA0-019 Note that the Suzuki part numbers I listed are the "original' part numbers, sometimes Suzuki supersedes part numbers when they make a change to the packaging or...