Okay Danny, I’ll bite… :^) In pretty much all cases, the EV100 pilot will out-perform the ST4000. There’s very little difference in the drive, although the newer drive has a bit more power; but the ACU100 course computer and EV1 heading sensor are far more capable and sophisticated than the older electronics in the ST4000. And as others have mentioned, there’s the issue of interfacing with newer NMEA2000 electronics.
I use my pilot a lot, as I mostly single-hand the boat (even with others aboard…). So if it were my choice, I’d go for the newer pilot. About the time you replace the head on the old one, something else would fail… — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Jan 28, 2017, at 6:25 AM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Fred Street is probably the guy to answer this. > > I guess I've seen the wheel pilot packages go for about $1200. So if you > could get your existing going for $200, why not just do that? Then you could > put the seeds out for the family to buy you an autopilot for you next > birthday! Lol. > > I'm always trying to prioritize projects. So, it also depends on what else > is on your list. The time saved by just swapping out the head unit could be > used to Tick another project off your list. > > I have a brand new autopilot I bought last spring still during on a shelf > because other projects are taking up all my boat days... My boat does not > have an autopilot currently. > > DannyOn Jan 28, 2017 6:58 AM, Steven Tattrie via CnC-List > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I have been contemplating on buying a new ev100 outopilot or purchase a used >> control head for my old st4000+. I would save about $1000 dollars. so my >> question is is it worth the money to invest in new? will the ev100 >> technology perform better?
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