G-PILOT 3100 Installation Manual
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Alignment
The arm can rotate freely around the base. When the rudder is amidships, the arrow on the arm
must point to one of the centre lines on the base.
Centre line
Therefore in an installation, the base can be rotated to two positions. We recommend the position
that has the cable on the opposite side to the connecting rod.
Centre line
Sets of lines
show the two
linear ranges of
the unit.
Base
Recommended
(rudder amidships).
Arrangements
Recommended: U-shaped arrangement with the arm parallel to the length of boat:
Satisfactory: U-shaped arrangement
with arm not parallel to length of boat,
for example:
Not recommended: Z-shaped arrangement,
for example:
If rudder turns too far, the unit might not return to
the Z shape.
Bow of
boat
Bow of
boat
Not recommended, cable
can foul rudder linkage.