[CA] [CA11] Autopilot hunts terribly

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Delightful,

1) The installation of the ACU and backbone appears to be satisfactory. The EV-1 installation would appear to be satisfactory as long as its illuminated orientation arrow is pointed forward (not indicated by the photos) ... please confirm.

2) Please note that options to perform a Factory Reset to the autopilot's control head and to the autopilot itself may both be commanded via the autopilot control head and are often confused. Please confirm that the Pilot Factory Reset (MENU->SET-UP->AUTOPILOT CALIBRATION->COMMISSIONING->PILOT FACTORY RESET) has been commanded and that the actions specified within the FAQ found here have been followed. If so, then the default settings of the autopilot should generally suffice ... particularly under the conditions stated and shown within the video. Performance will yield the tightest handling.

For clarification, I also want to ensure that the speed source has been configured to Manual rather then Auto.

Finally, I have a couple of questions regarding the steering system:
1) what is the steering system's hard over time?
2) is there any significant play / lash in the steering system?