Read the entire thread and you will find the explanation.
Dan, I get it. Jog levers are bad.
It would be nice to get this thread back to the technical aspects again.
Between follow up and no follow up. I have been using 5he dial on my auto pilot but this might even be faster?
Eagle, did you install a jog lever as described?
Hello Fletcher,
Haven't got that far yet - I'm still playing with the steering pump speed settings.
At the moment the pump is set too slow, but each speed adjustment impacts the AP setup, so I'll waiting until my current solstice celebration duties abate before testing the faster pump settings on the AP in various sea states.
My worry is that the Raymarine AP sensitivity range settings can cope with the increased pump speed.
I want a jog lever only for rapid helm movement during close quarter manoeuvring and don't expect to use the lever any other time, but of course I'm willing to learn new ways.
I was originally thinking NFU, but it appears FU is more user friendly. Is a FU system also compatible with a combination AP system?
NFU? Could I have a description of the jog lever, I gather it makes turning faster, and NFU....no fxxxing clue...
After a career in the Army I developed a severe allergy to abbreviations and acronyms. English is generally good enough for me.
I just read 4 pages of this thread and still don't know what a "jog lever" is! I have an Evolution 200 AP on my boat & I use the power steering mode when the need to move the rudder fast arrises. By turning the knob fast or slow results in a corresponding rudder movement.Current thought is to add a lever to the Raymarine Evolution hydraulic pilot.
I just read 4 pages of this thread and still don't know what a "jog lever" is! I have an Evolution 200 AP on my boat & I use the power steering mode when the need to move the rudder fast arrises. By turning the knob fast or slow results in a corresponding rudder movement.
Jog levers bad just like the steering wheel in your car... If you turn when not appropriate, you crash. Why is a jog lever being blamed for ships and girls? I guarantee there is not one Jog lever on that ship. Jog to the left or right is an adjective not a noun, no matter how much some peeps on here want to persuade otherwise.....
On my boat, the jog lever turns the rudder. The farther the lever is moved, the faster the rudder's rate of turn. Centering the job lever stops the rudder where ever it was last, on a NFU (No Follow Up). Basically, that means you are still turning, unless you have a rudder angle indicator to tell you when you have straightened out the rudder. Jog levers with follow up straighten out the rudders when the jog lever is centered. I wish mine were FU.
I eventually decided to install the new Raymarine jog lever.
I only use it to move the rudder from stop to stop when close quarter manoeuvring. Its current position means that I can operate it from the side deck and it's out of the way otherwise.
It's not as rapid stop to stop as I'd like, but it's the best compromise without getting into new steering pumps, plumbing etc.
This is a temp layout while I see how the ergonomics work with the other controls, but so far it's working well, and so much easier.
Mine is an Evolution model, but if yours has a 'power steer' option I think it should work .