Autopilot (sportpilot) belt search....HELP!

[SiXeVeN]

Hi all,

I finally got around to finding out why my autopilot has been losing its way from time to time. Well, it turns out that the small toothed drive belt is missing a few teeth.

I have a Raymarine basic Sportpilot. If one were to have ever taken one apart you would discover a drive reduction setup that has two rubber toothed belts. Unfortunately, the smallest one has lost a few teeth. It measures 5 and 1/4 inch split and layed out (2.5 inchs in its round form) I can read that it is a Gates product but the number is gone.

Anyone have experience with these belts in question? More importantly, can you point me in a direction that I can buy one?

I spoke with Raymarine but they only wanted me to send it in for service and were unable to assist me with a part number.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

[artbyjody]

Originally Posted by SiXeVeN

Hi all,


Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

You may want to try going to an actual Raymarine distributor. Especially if they keep Raymarine reps at the store. I know Fisheries here In Seattle does, and have managed to get things when Raymarine Support would not assist...

[blasir73]

Hello guys, I have the same problem with my sportpilot plus. The small belt inside the gear box is broken... Where can I find a new one?
this belt is 4 mm wide and has 66 teeth......
How did you solve your problem?
I can read this cme from GATES and i barely read a number on it " 7 048DS" but not matching with any search....
Please help me.
Raoul