[DG] [DG] Raymarine SPX-5R

[Derek - Raymarine - Moderator]

Hi Straw hat

Thank you for your enquiry.

The Sportdrive has a unique clutch mechanism which allows the user to overide the drive unit by simply turning the wheel. This is enabled by the spring inside the clutch which is wrapped around the drum of the clutch.

At the end of the spring are two small lugs which are bent over and these control the tension of the spring around the drum. What is likely to have happened is one of these lugs has been deformed and so the spring is not releasing as much as it should when steering by hand and this is causing the stiffer steering by hand.

if the spring is damaged, then it will need to be replaced in our service workshops

Regards
Derek