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Re:Auto Pilots Which one
SeaCatMich 
 		  Port: Manistee, Ludington, St. Joe   01/27/2006 20:00
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After having the SportPilot+ on two boats went with the ST6001 on my current setup. Has been great for two seasons. Works well at both trolling and cruising speeds.

One FYI though, you will need to add $50 to $200 worth of hydraulic hoses, fittings... to any of the hydraulic systems as they don't ship really ready to install out of the box. This stuff is needed to re-plumb it into your current hydraulic steering system. The biggest cost in this will be a return hose to the autopilot pump which should be placed as close to the rudder as possible. The RayMarine gear also needs adapters to use USA fittings instead of the British ones it comes with -- RayMarine is based in England.

Good stuff though. I have mine interfaced to my other electronics and it will follow a GPS course. Also displays the autopilot data on my fishfinder and gps screens (NMEA and SeaTalk interfaces).

Ryan
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