Posting a warning to any prospective NAVPILOT 300 users looking to take advantage of Fish Hunter's "Point Lock" feature. After assembling my BOM to set up my new DF300B's with a NAVPILOT 300, I learned from Seastar that the Rudder Reference Unit (FAPAR4502 aka Smart Stick) is not compatible with the required cylinders for these motors. The Smart Stick is the lynchpin of using the "point lock" feature, and without it the prime driver (for me, anyway) of going with this combo is unavailable.
The duoprop Suzuki's require HC6845 "tournament series" cylinders because of their considerable weight and steering torque. After discussing with Seastar, turns out that the required RRU is incompatible due to clearance issues between the larger tournament series cylinders and the motors.
Has anyone tried to do this install and found a way to make this combination work? I can imagine that some custom bracketry might do the trick, but I don't want to dive down an even larger $$$ pit only to find out that I should have gone another route to achieve what I'm trying to do.
Either way, strongly recommend to FURUNO to edit or at least put a note into the NAVPILOT Suzuki Compatibility guide to the effect that it is not FULLY compatible (no spot lock) with the DF300B/DF350A motors.
The duoprop Suzuki's require HC6845 "tournament series" cylinders because of their considerable weight and steering torque. After discussing with Seastar, turns out that the required RRU is incompatible due to clearance issues between the larger tournament series cylinders and the motors.
Has anyone tried to do this install and found a way to make this combination work? I can imagine that some custom bracketry might do the trick, but I don't want to dive down an even larger $$$ pit only to find out that I should have gone another route to achieve what I'm trying to do.
Either way, strongly recommend to FURUNO to edit or at least put a note into the NAVPILOT Suzuki Compatibility guide to the effect that it is not FULLY compatible (no spot lock) with the DF300B/DF350A motors.