Autohelm 2000 User Manual
Distributed by
Any reference to Raytheon or
RTN in this manual should be
interpreted as Raymarine.
The names Raytheon and RTN
are owned by the
Raytheon Company.
AUTOHELM 2000
-----.---_--.--
-.______ -.-.--.-
Aulohelm 2000 is an up.to-lhe-minule
digital liller autopilot which shares Ihe
same microprocessor Iechnology
into our biggest and mosl sophisticaled
lully inslalled pilols.
powerful sleering
13m (43’) LOA.
The basic system comprises Ihe main
control unit, liller drive unil and basic
mounting fillings. This can be exlended
by adding any of Ihe following
accessories:
l
Windvane
l
Radio Navigation interlace
l
Hand Held Conlrol Unit
The lull
syslem
II will provide precise
lor
sailing yachls up lo
is shown below.
buill
Cockpil and
widely and lo ensure your Aulohclm
2000 inslallalion is as
possible a
is available
slockisls. Full delails are included.
In case 01 any dillicully please conlacl
our Technical Sales Deparlmenl lor
assislance.
The syslem is designed
inslallalion which aided by Ihe lollowing
guide should prove lo be a simple and
inleresling job. After filling
it is only necessary lo make a single
adjustment lo the control unit lo match
the
aulopilols response lo Ihe
characlerislics 01 your vessel.
hood Sailing!
loller
conliguralions vary
range ol
neal
lillrng accessones
lull
lrom aulhorised
and secure as
Aulohelm
lor
owner
the
equipment
sleenng
INSTALLATION
SLOPING RUDDERSTOCK
DRIVE UNIT
The drive unil is mounled belween the
toiler
and a single allachmenl poinl on the
yacht’s structure. After connection to the
yacht’s 12 volt electrical system the unit
becomes operational.
For
correcl
dimensions are critical (Fig.l):-
Dimension A = 620mm (24.5”)
mounling socket lo tiller pin
Dimenslon B = 460mm (16”)
rudder stock cenlre line to tiller pin
2
installation two basic
Clamp Ihe tiller on the yacht’s cenlre
line and mark
is measured on the STARBOARD side of
the cockpit) using masking tape to locate
the fixing points. Ensure the
measurements are at right angles as
shown.
The drive unit must be mounted
horizontally.
elf
dimensions A and B (A
PORTHAND MOUNTING
In certain
convenient to mount the unit on lhe
porthand side. When this is the case, the
changeover switch will require
adjustment as lollows. Use a screwdriver
to rotate lhe switch
the endstop is reached (Fig. 2).
I
light pressure only Is required.
circumslances
Never force the changeover switch,
it may be more
anli.clockwise
(/
until
BASIC INSTALLATION
Alter eslahlrshrng Ihe conlrol dimensions
the Aulohelm 2000 can usually be
mounled
cockprl seal (Fig 3). Proceed as
TILLER PIN (Cal No. 0001)
l
l
l
MOUNTING SOCKET
(Ca! No. D602)
0 Drill 12.5nlrn
drreclly
onto
the
Starboard
lollows.
Drill 6mm
deep al
(l/4”)
hole x 25mm (1”)
porn1
marked.
Using a Iwo parl epoxy adhesive such
as Araldile, bond the tiller pin into
place.
Position Ihe shoulder 01 Ihe pin
125mm (r/z”)
deep
above Ihe
(l/2”)
inlo
Ihe starboard cockpil seal.
liller surlace.
hole x 25rnrn (1”)
II Ihe slruclure thickness al Ihe
mounling posilion is less Ihan 25mm
(1”) carelully reinforce Ihe under
surface wilh a plywood plale bonded
into position.
lnslall
the mounling
par1
epoxy adhesive.
Note The aulopilol is capable
sockel
using Iwo
01
generating high pushrod loads. Ensure
lhal:-
l
The epoxy is allowed to harden
-
Ihoroughly before applying any loads;
l
Ail holes are drilled to correcl size and
where necessary
reinlorcing
is
provrded.
INSTALLATION
ACCESSORIES
II il is not possible lo
directly onto Ihe cockpil seal or
described, one 01
inslall
the
lollowing
Ihe drive unil
tiller
as
PUSHROD
The
exlended using one 01
pushrod
modified
accessories (or combinalion) will ensure
a perfect inslallalion.
Dimension C
.
_
_ ._
622mm (24.5”) Sld Dimension’
--.....-.. ----.-..--.--
__
646mm (25.5”) 25mm (1”)
673mm (26.5”)
--_ ^--....-........- __
699mm (27.5”)
_
.--. . ._.
Pushrod
.-.. -.--- .
..--__- __._ ._.. _ --.- - ._... _~_
-....-.- - -...--...
_ -. .._._. ..-
_.
Extekion
_
Length L Cat No.
_ _ _
51 mm (2”) DO04
76mm (3”) DO05
..___...._... -...-
724mm (26.5”) 102mm (4”)
749rnrn
(29.5;;) --
775rnm (30.5”) 152mm (6”)
.._
.- .
FICJ.
4
..__..._. -..--
127mm (5”)
._ _.
EXTENSIONS (Fig.4)
prrshrod lengllr
IWI~
be simply
Ilre
exlensions. Drrnension C
as
lollows:-
..__
0003
_~- ____._...........
.-
0006
Dcro7~-
--
DOOa.
~.._ ._.._.......____..._
slandard
.-.-
..-~-..- -
.___
__--_-...
IS
--..
MOI.INTING SOCKET
TILLEII
PIN
TILLER BRACKETS (Figs.5 and 6)
Where the
herghl 01
Ihe
loller
above or
below Ihe cockpil seat or mounting plane
is such lhal slandard mounling is
not
practicat a range of tiller brackels allows
the
loller
pin o&et lo be varied.
Installation
l
Posilron
line (upper/lower) 01
the tiller bracket on Ihe cenlre
the
tiller and
eslablish lhe control dimensions A
and B.
.._..
.- _ . . .
Dimension Cl (below litter)
-..-
Dimension E (above litter)
25mm (1”)
5tmm
_-.
(2”) 76mm (3”)
______ __
..- _______.
___.. -..-...
.
-
76mm (3”) I ..-._
102mm
(G)
.127mm (5”)
._-._.
__
_.. ~_ ._.__
--. __~__.-------_-_
l
Mark
oil
Ihe position 01 the cenlres of
Ihe Iwo
l
Itxing
Drill Iwo 6mm
boll holes.
(Y4”)
diameler
clearance holes through Ihe cenlre
line 01 the Irtter.
l
Install Ihe
liller
bracket using 2 x 6mm
(I/J”) diameter bolls, nuts and
washers.
0
Bond lhe lixing bolls in place wilh
epoxy adhesive and fully lighlen the
nuts.
-._ ..~
Cat No.
5 1
nw1
(2”)
102mm (G)
127mm (5”) 0012
152mm (6”)
0006
DO10
DO11
DO13
-.
..
SLOPING TILLER
6
Loading...