2021-09-20, 03:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 2021-09-24, 12:58 AM by seandepagnier.)
This year installed Sean's latest pypilot and a new activator.
Put in over 50 hour steering mostly on gps but some on compass and wind.
Worked pretty well with a slight over steer but what is not my reason for posting.
Noticed that on gps was weaving more about +-5 degrees on flat water. It used to keep to about 1 degree. Always stayed within 20 feet. Use it to go about 4 miles down a 150' channel and figure I was scaring other boaters as at times headed right at them.
Though I would go out and do some tests on compass.
It was holding course over 30 degrees off..
I tried a lot of things.
I have saved good settings and nothing worked.
I finally tried "I" it was zero. Had to bring it up a lot and then it finally did compass course properly.
On my way in was still waving t on gps but had following seas so need to see what happens with less waves.
Any idea what could have changed to need to add that much "I"?
John
Put in over 50 hour steering mostly on gps but some on compass and wind.
Worked pretty well with a slight over steer but what is not my reason for posting.
Noticed that on gps was weaving more about +-5 degrees on flat water. It used to keep to about 1 degree. Always stayed within 20 feet. Use it to go about 4 miles down a 150' channel and figure I was scaring other boaters as at times headed right at them.
Though I would go out and do some tests on compass.
It was holding course over 30 degrees off..
I tried a lot of things.
I have saved good settings and nothing worked.
I finally tried "I" it was zero. Had to bring it up a lot and then it finally did compass course properly.
On my way in was still waving t on gps but had following seas so need to see what happens with less waves.
Any idea what could have changed to need to add that much "I"?
John