Make sure there are no magnets and no mild steel anywhere within a metre of the compass. Being magnet-free makes it a lot easier. Good luck with it all and I hope the weather cooperates.
Thanks, I just installed mine and as I was raising the sails I inadvertently made a complete circle and the autopilot chirped and said calibration complete. So I never actually tried to calibrate but it seems to work great.
Thanks Ladies, we have failed to calibrate our SIMRAD rate compass and autopilot three times, never considered our speed may have been too low. I shall read the manual this evening! Fabulous :-)
lovely... well from the days I was working with Radio Holland, we would calibrate also in circle, but turning around schips axle. slow speed rudder full .
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass it is just to reset the fluxgate of the compass. I would also use a visual thru North at the same time and mark the magnetic compass while you at it.. anyhow... choppy waters is not going to help much auto would wanna compesate.
You are going to burn the auto-pilot? 😮 BTW, you might want to watch part of this video in which we REALLY sort out the autopilot.... th-cam.com/video/bEQzLcJfYXo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eU2hDdW244P1FzaL&t=107
Well I learned something new about the boat speed, while you where Calibrating . It's normal for men not to read manuals and just fiddle about till it works , especially me. thanks for the information.
Another good video of your journey. Disappointed you can’t get to Liverpool. YM is a great rite of passage though, enjoy. Lots of mob under sail in different conditions, same for picking up a mooring buoy, springing off, the rest is Nav and not crashing or running aground (at least in the test!). Great stuff, and looking forward to the video...
We have a lot of practicising to do ;-) We are missing friends and family and it would be nice to pop over, but everything seems too unsettled at the moment. Bev made out the passage plan as a single run from Belfast to Liverpool so we were ready to go. But alas.... :-(
So sailing. , a lot like life, is about having a plan b so you are well prepared for stuff that happens. I said plan b but that can also mean c, d ... all the way to z at times! I like your positive approach to our current situation, which we are all facing. Inspiring. On configuring raymarine ap I found 2 metrics important. 1. Ensure the setting is appropriate for the boat in the setup as the default is unlikely to suit (mine was fishing boat). Secondly the circles you were doing, quite correctly, should be done with minimal tidal stream, and the wind can mess with the movement of the water on the surface. Calm and still works best, as you worked out. 3 knots would be fine in no tidal stream. A circle rather than an elipse. Ps excuse me being a smart arse after the event. Fair winds.
@@neilb2793 - Thanks for all that and thank you for the complements! We were just glad to get them all recalibrated. I must also admit, not much happened after than steak and wine ;-)
Does your AP have settings for rudder gain and sea state? Our old RayMarine had them and it made quite a difference changing them to suit the sea state. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew. xx
We did not install a sensor, but the flux compass is quite sensitive and we found a broom handle in a nearby locker that was causing us all sorts of problems - see our latest video (Ferry gliding). Thanks for the kind word about the videos, it is nice to hear that people enjoy them 👍
This time around, we went to a lot of trouble to flush the system clean - really clean - before servicing the head. It was the most pleasant it has ever been, but it is still not my favourite job!
Fatih kardeşim bana kalırsa cihaz çalışıyor, fabrika ayarlarına döndün ama calibrasyon? bu video bi syret bence ürünü kalibre etmek lazım. th-cam.com/video/0-17_zR29pY/w-d-xo.html
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass Dear Sailing Yacht Salty Lass. First of all thank you for your help. But our friend's problem is not magnetic. He removed the compass and all metal parts around it. The problem is that the autopilot goes off course while sailing and cannot catch the line. If you have different information on the subject and you can help, we will be glad. Thank you. th-cam.com/video/kocPxDZl69o/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/sIzNfkseZxs/w-d-xo.html
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thanks for the 3 knots doing mine this weekend ,hopefully
Make sure there are no magnets and no mild steel anywhere within a metre of the compass. Being magnet-free makes it a lot easier. Good luck with it all and I hope the weather cooperates.
Awesome video! Reminds me I need to do my compass calibration... that’s yet another saga!
We meant to do our compass deviation when we were out, but it rained on us so we skipped it :-)
Great work Ladies!
Thank you for a educational fun filled episode!
Kind Regards
Trev..
Hi Trev - great to hear from you and thanks for the feedback
Thanks, I just installed mine and as I was raising the sails I inadvertently made a complete circle and the autopilot chirped and said calibration complete. So I never actually tried to calibrate but it seems to work great.
Ha ha! Brilliant!! Maybe we should try that next time. We were out there for 2 hours before we figured out what was wrong....
Your both ace. 🌟😊😊🌟⛵️
I just bought a Cat ⛵️
With the same set up on
Hope your smiles will help me set it up. Cheers 🥂
Thank you! And the best of luck with the set-up 👍
Thanks Ladies, we have failed to calibrate our SIMRAD rate compass and autopilot three times, never considered our speed may have been too low. I shall read the manual this evening! Fabulous :-)
I hope that works for you. Let us know.
Mmm steak and chips on a boat, now that is posh. Giving me ideas now for cooking now 👍👍👍
Only the best aboard Salty Lass :-)
All good stuff!!!
Thanks Karen
Sweet ladies ❤️
Thank you
lovely... well from the days I was working with Radio Holland, we would calibrate also in circle, but turning around schips axle. slow speed rudder full .
Slow is a relative term. For a powerboat 3kts is nearly stopped, for us it is half our hull speed so "medium" would be a better name for it :-)
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass it is just to reset the fluxgate of the compass. I would also use a visual thru North at the same time and mark the magnetic compass while you at it.. anyhow... choppy waters is not going to help much auto would wanna compesate.
We got there in the end, but on a calmer day.
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass all aviators land at one time.
@@PaulusPHM Actually and I hate to correct you but it's the later much better gyro compass in an EVO 1. Another great video ladies, thank you.
Thanks for an awesome video, now I have some fuel for my fire.
You are going to burn the auto-pilot? 😮 BTW, you might want to watch part of this video in which we REALLY sort out the autopilot....
th-cam.com/video/bEQzLcJfYXo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eU2hDdW244P1FzaL&t=107
Well I learned something new about the boat speed, while you where Calibrating . It's normal for men not to read manuals and just fiddle about till it works , especially me. thanks for the information.
Do not feel too bad - we READ the manuals and still had to fiddle about until it worked ;-)
Another good video of your journey. Disappointed you can’t get to Liverpool. YM is a great rite of passage though, enjoy. Lots of mob under sail in different conditions, same for picking up a mooring buoy, springing off, the rest is Nav and not crashing or running aground (at least in the test!). Great stuff, and looking forward to the video...
We have a lot of practicising to do ;-) We are missing friends and family and it would be nice to pop over, but everything seems too unsettled at the moment. Bev made out the passage plan as a single run from Belfast to Liverpool so we were ready to go. But alas.... :-(
So sailing.
, a lot like life, is about having a plan b so you are well prepared for stuff that happens. I said plan b but that can also mean c, d ... all the way to z at times! I like your positive approach to our current situation, which we are all facing. Inspiring. On configuring raymarine ap I found 2 metrics important. 1. Ensure the setting is appropriate for the boat in the setup as the default is unlikely to suit (mine was fishing boat). Secondly the circles you were doing, quite correctly, should be done with minimal tidal stream, and the wind can mess with the movement of the water on the surface. Calm and still works best, as you worked out. 3 knots would be fine in no tidal stream. A circle rather than an elipse. Ps excuse me being a smart arse after the event. Fair winds.
@@neilb2793 - Thanks for all that and thank you for the complements! We were just glad to get them all recalibrated. I must also admit, not much happened after than steak and wine ;-)
Does your AP have settings for rudder gain and sea state? Our old RayMarine had them and it made quite a difference changing them to suit the sea state. Sail Safe Guys, Ant, Cid & the pooch crew. xx
Lord only knows. We just ran the wizard
Ayrıca yenisini almadan dost bir tekneden söküp denemek lazım.. ama bence ilk olarak calibrasyon !
We found the cause of the problem - see our current video (Ferry Gliding)
Hi, did you have to install a rudder reference sensor for your Raymarine wheel pilot. ? thank you great videos by the way 👍
We did not install a sensor, but the flux compass is quite sensitive and we found a broom handle in a nearby locker that was causing us all sorts of problems - see our latest video (Ferry gliding). Thanks for the kind word about the videos, it is nice to hear that people enjoy them 👍
6:00 Another advert for composters.
Composters? Be my guest. If keeping a manure heap aboard is your kind of thing, then enjoy..... 😉
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass male singlehander with two dogs... a manure pile will be beneath notice.
True! 😆😆😆😆 Especially if the dogs get wet. There is nothing quite like "Wet Dog" smell...
Hello, ... very dirty work.... calibration good...
This time around, we went to a lot of trouble to flush the system clean - really clean - before servicing the head. It was the most pleasant it has ever been, but it is still not my favourite job!
Fatih kardeşim bana kalırsa cihaz çalışıyor, fabrika ayarlarına döndün ama calibrasyon? bu video bi syret bence ürünü kalibre etmek lazım. th-cam.com/video/0-17_zR29pY/w-d-xo.html
Calibration helped but we had to do it too frequently. The problem was a strongly magnetic object nearby. It now works perfectly.
@@SailingYachtSaltyLass
Dear Sailing Yacht Salty Lass.
First of all thank you for your help. But our friend's problem is not magnetic. He removed the compass and all metal parts around it. The problem is that the autopilot goes off course while sailing and cannot catch the line. If you have different information on the subject and you can help, we will be glad. Thank you. th-cam.com/video/kocPxDZl69o/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/sIzNfkseZxs/w-d-xo.html
I will have a look in a few days time. We are out at sea at the moment