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11-07-2017, 09:53 AM
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Senior Member
City: Oriental
Vessel Name: Delphina
Vessel Model: President 43
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 289
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Sited sp70
Traveling down icw my auto pilot keeps shutting off .. what should I check ?
Kg
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11-07-2017, 10:05 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Little River, SC
Vessel Name: Memory Lane (fiberglass)
Vessel Model: 1974 Pacemaker 40 Flush deck Motor Yacht
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 89
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Get the cat off the dashboard
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11-07-2017, 10:08 AM
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Senior Member
City: Oriental
Vessel Name: Delphina
Vessel Model: President 43
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 289
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Thanks but don’t have a cat
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11-07-2017, 10:18 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Little River, SC
Vessel Name: Memory Lane (fiberglass)
Vessel Model: 1974 Pacemaker 40 Flush deck Motor Yacht
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 89
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Low voltage, is my next guess.
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11-07-2017, 11:17 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 21,191
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Check the voltage under typical load. Could be corrosion on connections, undersize wiring or a combination. We started bringing our boat home to MI from VA after we bought it. Started getting low voltage warning from the new VHF. Then the auto pilot started complaining about low voltage. Took a day off to figure out how it was wired. I had untinned ground bars, too small gauge wiring and too much added equipment. I found a way to make it work to get home and after we got home, I added a new power and ground along with a new power panel to the bridge dedicated to just the electronics. No more problems.
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11-07-2017, 03:30 PM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,760
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Check the health of your batteries too.
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Howard
Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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11-08-2017, 06:02 AM
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Guru
City: Cape May, NJ
Vessel Name: Irish Lady
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,966
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9/10 Loose or dirty connection. Check everything from the fuse/cb to the control head and to the hydraulic pump control unit.
1/10 Something internal to the AP.
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Archie
Irish Lady
1984 Monk 36 Hull #46
Currently in Cape May, NJ
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11-08-2017, 06:48 AM
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Guru
City: Vermont
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 10,097
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When you say "shutting off", is it powering off like when you power it down? Or is it switching from auto or Nav to standby?
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MVTanglewood.com
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11-08-2017, 08:39 PM
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#9
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Senior Member
City: Oriental
Vessel Name: Delphina
Vessel Model: President 43
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 289
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Goes off .... after about an hour it seems to be fine .. docked in Georgetown sc may leave tomorrow if weather is ok or just stay here till Friday when weather is better,will see what happens
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