Autopilot Drive Motor

[teddythetwig]

Hi all,
I'm looking for options for a autopilot drive motor for my transmission steering system. There is a drive shaft coming off of the first transmission box which looks like it would be able to accept some sort of motor. I've found that a company called Jefa(DU-TS8-12) makes a motor that would match, but I want to see if there are other options. Attached is a picture of the shaft of the transmission steering system.

[Sailmonkey]

Not positive, but I think these will fit as well.

https://www.p2marine.com/lewmar-whit...topilot-drives

[teddythetwig]

Interesting, it looks like this replaces the transmission junction if I'm reading the description correctly. Any idea why these are so uncommon?

[Sailmonkey]

Originally Posted by teddythetwig

Interesting, it looks like this replaces the transmission junction if I'm reading the description correctly. Any idea why these are so uncommon?

It doesn’t replace the junction, it just bolts to it.

If yours is compatible, it may require the adapter plate that is described to be installed

[teddythetwig]

Resurrecting this thread and looking for some advice.

I've purchased a drive motor that will fit on the end of the shaft. The motor is way heavier than I originally expected it to be, and I'm worried that since the shaft is so long, supporting it from a flange mounted to the bevel box would apply too much torque and may end up bending the shaft.

My idea now is to build a mount that I will tab to the hull with an angle bracket and hold the motor in place, with the only connecting between the bevel box and the motor being the shaft. What do you guys think?

[atoll]

Originally Posted by teddythetwig

Resurrecting this thread and looking for some advice.

I've purchased a drive motor that will fit on the end of the shaft. The motor is way heavier than I originally expected it to be, and I'm worried that since the shaft is so long, supporting it from a flange mounted to the bevel box would apply too much torque and may end up bending the shaft.

My idea now is to build a mount that I will tab to the hull with an angle bracket and hold the motor in place, with the only connecting between the bevel box and the motor being the shaft. What do you guys think?

there should be a gearbox and clutch on the motor before it joins the transmission aprox 30:1 ratio for steering.
mounting the motor and gearbox,just make sure the alignment is correct,it only should be turning slowly when engaged

[teddythetwig]

Hi Atoll,
The motor does indeed have a transmission and clutch included. It is a single piece with specifically made as a component of the autopilot system.

I'm more asking about how to couple the shaft of the steering system with the motor. My two options are

1) Fabricate a bracket which will connect to the bevel box and the motor flange, and will support the motor on the horizontal plane

2) Build and tab a platform to the stringer and hull and mount the motor to the platform, supporting it vertically

Number 2 has the plus of using less expensive material (epoxy, glass and wood with a bit of aluminum) vs 1 which would consist of three pieces fabricated from aluminum, as well as some longer(120mm) m8 threaded ss rod.

[atoll]

Originally Posted by teddythetwig

Hi Atoll,
The motor does indeed have a transmission and clutch included. It is a single piece with specifically made as a component of the autopilot system.

I'm more asking about how to couple the shaft of the steering system with the motor. My two options are

1) Fabricate a bracket which will connect to the bevel box and the motor flange, and will support the motor on the horizontal plane

2) Build and tab a platform to the stringer and hull and mount the motor to the platform, supporting it vertically

Number 2 has the plus of using less expensive material (epoxy, glass and wood with a bit of aluminum) vs 1 which would consist of three pieces fabricated from aluminum, as well as some longer(120mm) m8 threaded ss rod.

i would tab to the bulkhead to support the motor if it is heavy and perhaps fabricate a right angle bracket from the transmission to link the whole lot together .

what is critical is that there is no movement of the transmission or the motor assemblies when in use and that the alignment is reasonably true to the input shaft.

[teddythetwig]

Awesome, thanks for the help! I'll try to take some pictures so yall can see what I did.