I've had the Raymarine on most of the boats I've sailed in the past few years and haven't had a failure yet...or with any of the other brands, except a poorly maintained B&G. I like Raymarine and use it on my boat. You should be fine with your existing ram. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > > Hello all, > > I think I'm going to succumb and replace our Navico PH8000 autopilot. It is > outdated to the point there are no replacement parts, the display on the > wired controller is faded, and I just can't seem to get it to cooperate. Oh > well, something had to substantially exceed the budget for upgrades... I've > been pretty lucky so far thanks to many of you! > > So, I have a couple questions: > > 1). The hydraulic ram works well, with no leaks. I would just as soon not > retrofit a different one. Is this reasonable and possible? > > 2). We have Raymarine instrumentation throughout the boat, including a C90 > MFD at the helm. Does this drive the decision to go with Raymarine for the > autopilot as well? > > 3). What is your favorite (and least favorite) autopilot and why? > > Interestingly, I'm having a hard time finding an authoritative, recent review > on autopilots. Does anyone know of a link to a good review> As a side note, > I'm just finding the C90 difficult to learn. I had been used to Garmin, and > just found it so intuitive, that the Raymarine is like trying to learn > another language. > > Thanks for the help! > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+, "Astralis" > Madiera Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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