I seem to remember something like 20 degrees. But I could be wrong.
Often, if you have the indicator, you can watch it while you turn it lock
to lock. Subtract a couple of degrees and use that.

Bob

On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 7:59 PM, pete wrote:

I am commissioning a new auto pilot in the morning. Anyone know the
maximum rudder angle so I can put that value accurately into the computer?

Thanks,

Pete

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Hi Pete
Rudder angle indicator on Clairebuoyant hard over against the stops:
32 degrees to port, 29 degrees to starboard.
Geometry is pretty accurate, 1.5 degrees out at centerline is actually pretty good for just eyeball work.
You probably should shave off a few degrees so autopilot won’t hit the stops.
We have a Nexus/Comnav autopilot which is pretty much self calibrating.
Quent

Hi Pete, I kinda am, but when I put my sensor in I made sure that the
center of the sensor was aligned with the center of the rudder shaft and
the arm was parallel to the yoke arm when the rudder was centered and the
little connecting arm was parallel to a line running through both centers.
It took some doing, but made calibration easier.

Bob

I’m not being terse. This is from my cell phone and I detest typing on it.
On Oct 5, 2013 6:16 PM, “Pete Dubler” wrote:

Thanks.

On 10/5/2013 3:55 PM, quent wrote:

Hi Pete
Rudder angle indicator on Clairebuoyant hard over against the stops:
32 degrees to port, 29 degrees to starboard.
Geometry is pretty accurate, 1.5 degrees out at centerline is actually
pretty good for just eyeball work.
You probably should shave off a few degrees so autopilot won’t hit the
stops.
We have a Nexus/Comnav autopilot which is pretty much self calibrating.
Quent

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I used to get paid a lot of money to read the directions. ..

I’m not being terse. This is from my cell phone and I detest typing on it.
On Oct 5, 2013 7:31 PM, “Pete Dubler” wrote:

Ah so you actually followed the instruction ;^)

On 10/5/2013 7:26 PM, Robert Fine wrote:

Hi Pete, I kinda am, but when I put my sensor in I made sure that the
center of the sensor was aligned with the center of the rudder shaft and
the arm was parallel to the yoke arm when the rudder was centered and the
little connecting arm was parallel to a line running through both centers.
It took some doing, but made calibration easier.

Bob

I’m not being terse. This is from my cell phone and I detest typing on it.
On Oct 5, 2013 6:16 PM, “Pete Dubler” wrote:

Thanks.

On 10/5/2013 3:55 PM, quent wrote:

Hi Pete

Rudder angle indicator on Clairebuoyant hard over against the stops:
32 degrees to port, 29 degrees to starboard.
Geometry is pretty accurate, 1.5 degrees out at centerline is actually
pretty good for just eyeball work.
You probably should shave off a few degrees so autopilot won’t hit the
stops.
We have a Nexus/Comnav autopilot which is pretty much self calibrating.
Quent

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