Electrical glitches in R-29S

[tom boughner]

I am seeing three electrical problems, all new in the last month. I'm wondering if there could be a common cause.
1. The autopilot is not receiving GPS input. Functions that use the GPS, such as following a route, are not available. I can only use Heading Hold or pattern stearling features that do not use the GPS.
2. The aft bilge pump level switch is not functioning. The manual switch at the helm works normally to lower level.
3. There appears to be a ground loop in the circuit for the cockpit lighting. The lights turn on normally, but the courteosy lights in the cockpit are on dimly when the switch is off.
Any troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[spierp]

We have issues #1 and #3 on our boat as well. #2 we might have but I'm not aware of.

 

[Andrew Custis]

Hey there Tom,

Please call me direct so we can walk through some troubleshooting steps before sending someone out to assist.

Pete,

Your autopilot is due to settings in the display and one of our guys will need to walk you through these settings. Please also call us. I believe we were on your boat the other day, did the guys look at this for you?

 

[spierp]

Hey Andrew,
Thanks for the reply. Yes Ivan was out last week and was very helpful, we had the autopilot working. Strangely when we got to the boat two days later it was only able to hold a heading, no GPS routing. I'm going to update the Garmin software and see if that fixes it.

We had a great long weekend on the boat but ran into a few other issues I'll get in touch with you guys.

Thanks!