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Handling problems
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section
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If
the vessel is not holding course well on any heading,
should
you
consider the following possibilities.
SETTINGS WRONG: You may be operating the pilot
with the response or rudder settings turned u p too high.
Review the operating instructions in Section
COMPASS SENSOR: Your Compass is in a location
.
where
cannot detect the earth's magnetic field prop,
it
.
This
may be a problem
erly.
.
steel hull. Check
.
compass.
If
the heading seems to go to port, then starboard, or vice
versa, or the compass display goes up, then down, or the
vessel wants to turn in only one direction,
caused by breakage
.
wires in the compass sensor between the flux gate coils
.
the
and
pendulum mounting board.
COUNTER
rudder set too low.
.
RUDDER
.
TRIM:
You may have the trim set too high.
rudder
settings, high trim settings can make the trim take
over the steering
of the
variation
setting so that
setting.
RUDDER GAIN:
require less rudder gain if the craft
rudder. See the illustration on page
ing
has the same effect a s reducing the rudder gain if
this has
already been set
B
for
Section
if it is
for deviation with a hand held
it
of
one
of the flexible connecting
RUDDER:
You may have the counter
DEADBAND: You may have the rudder
too
high.
of the boat.
The result may
course, back and forth. Adjust the trim
not much greater than the rudder
it is
To
prevent oversteering you may
01.
on
setup information.
A.
mounted low in a
this is often
At low
be a
slow
has
a very efficient
9
B.
Section
Reduc-
28 and 36,
See pages
and
Servicing
Troubleshooting
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