I too an going through the same process with autopilots. My boat came with a linear drive already installed - one plus. I bought the Garmin quatix watch on a whim :-) so I am leaning towards a Garmin.
-bill Bill Hoyne Mithrandir ’74 C&C35 MkII in Victoria,BC > On Oct 9, 2015, at 8:56 AM, Pete Shelquist via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cruising World has a article summarizing different autopilot manufacturers > in the Oct issue. Not a lot of detail, but another source of input. > > I installed Raymarine SPX-30 in ’08 and it died on me this summer. I’ll > replace with Garmin over the winter. Next summer I’ll be able to give a > more thorough review of difference, but the Shadow Drive function in Garmin > is very clever. > > #friendsdon’tletfriendsbuyraymarine > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: C&C List <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: Edd Schillay <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Thu, Oct 8, 2015 5:56 pm > Subject: Stus-List Autopilot Recommendations > > Listers, > > My wife is considering buying me an autopilot system for my 50th (YIKES!) > birthday next year to replace our failing Robertson unit. She saw the video > from the 2015 Northeast Rendezvous of Nader sitting in his cockpit eating > lunch while the boat drove itself to Clinton and said “Oh you gotta have > that!” > > The Octopus hydraulic drive is already installed and I’m somewhat partial to > the Raymarine EV-200 system (and Fred Street has pretty good pricing), but > wanted to see if anyone else has recommendations on units I should look at. > > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island, NY > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > <image001.png> > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email > address: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To change your list preferences, including > unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > <http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com>
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