Raymarine SportPilot, User Manual

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32 SportPilot and SportPilot Plus - Owner’s Handbook
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Note: If your boat has a Volvo steering system, you should fit the
plastic spacer to the steering pin (as shown in the following
illustration) so the pin does not foul the steering system.
Typical Volvo installation
5. Cut the threaded connecting rod to length.
6. Screw the lock nuts and sockets onto the connecting rod.
7. Press the sockets onto the steering pins.
8. Turn the steering from side to side to make sure that the linkage is
free from obstructions at all angles.
Single drive system with horizontal steering arm
D1991-2
Plastic sleeve
Steering arm
Raymarine steering pin
90˚
Maximum permitted
travel = 120˚
D1709-2
Power
steering
Steering
arm
Socket
Lock
nut
Connecting
rod
Steering amidships
UP