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Do you have an autopilot on your C-Dory? |
Mechanical autopilot |
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7% |
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Hydraulic autopilot |
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23% |
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No autopilot |
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48% |
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Trolling autopilot only (e.g., TR1) |
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0% |
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Spouse/crew is autopilot |
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18% |
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TyBoo
Joined: 23 Oct 2003 Posts: 5314 City/Region: Warrenton
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 1996
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruise Ship
Vessel Name: TyBoo
Photos: TyBoo
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:59 am Post subject: Autopilot on a CD |
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Do you have an autopilot on your C-Dory? _________________ TyBoo Mike
Sold: 1996 25' Cruise Ship
Sold: 1987 22' Cruiser
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Mr. Fisherman
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 726
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 1995
C-Dory Model: 22 Angler
Vessel Name: Sea Lion
Photos: Sea Lion
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:01 am Post subject: |
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Not yet, but I keep feeding him so one day I just might
I want he TR-1 Galdiator. Of course I need to send Junior ot college so a few more cheeseburgers might be cheaper for now. _________________
Live to Fish
Fish to Live |
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gljjr
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 908 City/Region: Fall City
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1982
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Migratory Dory
Photos: gljjr
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:38 am Post subject: |
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As soon as I get the funds I'll have a TR1-gold Those things are awsome... Then I want the TR1Gladiator for the main motor... Yeah right. _________________ Gary Johnson
KB7NFG |
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Sneaks
Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 2020 City/Region: San Diego (Encinitas)
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: C-Brat
Photos: Jenny B and C-Brat
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Add me to the autopilot wannahaves.
Don |
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Bob Cat
Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Posts: 262 City/Region: Santa Monica
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 255 Tomcat
Vessel Name: Dive Cat
Photos: Dive Cat
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Did ya'all hear about the guy down here who was moving his 65' cruise from Marina Del Rey to Newport single handed? He put it on autopilot while he went aft to let out the painter for his dinghy. Boat took a sharp wave. Man falls overboard with no PFD. Boat autopilots itself onto the rocks at Catalina. Man spends 5 hours in the water (58 degrees) near a buoy. Couldn't get on because the sea lions owned it. Massive SAR exercise. Very luckily found before dark by a passing boater.
This was the "It can happen" opening to the Boating Skills & Seamanship class we started last week.
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starcrafttom
Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 7887 City/Region: marysville
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1984
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: to be decided later
Photos: Susan E
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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Bob being that most auto pilots wont turn until you tell them to I really doubt the story. the raymarine systems won't turn at the waypoint until you push a button saying O.K. theres no boats to run into and we can turn know. Good feature if not a little annoying when fishing.
p.s. its a good reason to have a hand held wireless remote, wonder if the wife would buy that one as a "saftey feature" _________________ Thomas J Elliott
http://tomsfishinggear.blogspot.com/ |
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Sneaks
Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 2020 City/Region: San Diego (Encinitas)
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 1993
C-Dory Model: 16 Angler
Vessel Name: C-Brat
Photos: Jenny B and C-Brat
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Most of the story is absolutely correct. The full story can be read here. The surprising part - his own brother found him. The autopilot, however, was not on.
Don |
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starcrafttom
Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 7887 City/Region: marysville
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1984
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: to be decided later
Photos: Susan E
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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"autopilots itself onto the rocks at Catalina" sorry bob I read "docks"not rocks. yes I beleive that it could find the rocks by its self. lucky for him it did not miss and keep going west.... It would have beena lot longer before they missed him. |
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gljjr
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 908 City/Region: Fall City
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1982
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Migratory Dory
Photos: gljjr
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:06 am Post subject: |
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Tom,
I'm pretty sure the TR1-Gold will actually do a cloverleaf all by itself. That is one of its main selling features.
One cool thing you can do with the TR1-Gold is to set a way point a bit ahead of the boat. Then set your trolling speed to the speed of the current. The Autopilot will then hold you in one spot! OR set the speed slightly slower than the current and back bounce down river! |
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flapbreaker
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 878 City/Region: Hillsboro
State or Province: OR
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Playin' Hooky
Photos: Playin' Hooky
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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gljjr wrote: | Tom,
I'm pretty sure the TR1-Gold will actually do a cloverleaf all by itself. That is one of its main selling features.
One cool thing you can do with the TR1-Gold is to set a way point a bit ahead of the boat. Then set your trolling speed to the speed of the current. The Autopilot will then hold you in one spot! OR set the speed slightly slower than the current and back bounce down river! |
CAn't wait to start playing with mine. It's all installed but I need a calm day to calibrate it. |
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starcrafttom
Joined: 07 Nov 2003 Posts: 7887 City/Region: marysville
State or Province: WA
C-Dory Year: 1984
C-Dory Model: 27 Cruiser
Vessel Name: to be decided later
Photos: Susan E
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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The tr-1 is a great unit and i wish I had the cash for it, but its only good for trolling and not running on the main. I was hoping the new fishing features of the raymarine wireless would work on my st6001 but it will not. if yu get the s100 system them you will have the features of the tr-1 and the cruising of the raymarine system. the only advantage of the tr-1 is the speed control but they make a speed control called troll-masters. The thing that gets me about the tr-1 is the price. its what ? 3 grand. I paid only four grand for my whole raymarine system, gps, auto pilot, fishfinder,and chart plotter. |
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Sea Angel
Joined: 29 Dec 2003 Posts: 736 City/Region: Virginia Beach, VA
State or Province: VA
Photos: Sea Angel
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Is there a survey of what make/model of autopilots? _________________ Art ka1rx
CBRAT #208
2005 CD25 #075 SEA ANGEL (SOLD)
USCGAUX (RET), USN(RET)
Broadcast TV ENG(RET)
ka1rx@verizon.net
SKYPE: Art.Bartlett4 |
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Sea Wolf
Joined: 01 Nov 2003 Posts: 8650 City/Region: Redding
State or Province: CA
C-Dory Year: 1987
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sea Wolf
Photos: Sea Wolf
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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That TR-1 system is quite a sweet piece of equipment. At about $2.5k it ought to be!
One of the guys I fished with had a different approach to a trolling system that might be a little less expensive. He had a jet boat (river boat style) with a Yamaha T-8 for a kicker/troller.
Instead of having a the TR-1 autolilot trolling system, he had a bow mounted electric trolling motor with a similar built in autopilot system on it with remote wireless control. Such auto-pilot bow mounted motors cost from $750-$1000, approximately, quite as bit less than $2500!
The T-8 was used just to provide most of the forward thrust, and the bow mounted electric motor with it's brains and controls did the steering
through its lesser vectored thrust. Worked very well in freshwater lakes.
Might or might not have enough power in the front electric guide motor to stay on course in the ocean or strong currents, though(?).
Final deciding factor would be to consider if any cost differential was worth the performance differential.
Something more to mull over!
Joe. _________________ Sea Wolf, C-Brat #31
Lake Shasta, California
"Most of my money I spent on boats and women. The rest I squandered'. " -Annonymous |
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