I have a ST2000 and for the most part it is like having another person on board. It would be very difficult for me to single hand without "George". As others have mentioned, in light conditions it does a good job. If you have to motor for long distances it is a life safer. In heavy air and rough water it has problems. It can not anticipate needed steerage in those conditions like a person can. John Jennings
Feb 6, 2010 09:00:58 AM, [email protected] wrote: I have a SIMRAD TP10 and have used it for about 5 years on a C27. It's great in light air or under power but if I had to do it again, I would buy something bigger. The the TP10 gets overpowered at times, particularly with waves 3 feet or more, winds over 12-15K, and especially on a reach. And it's always just when you go below to take a leak (pardon the expression) that the TP10 decides to break bad. The C27 was well within the specs for the TP10 ("for sail boats up to 33' and 8000 lbs") but in the real world you can't always believe what a manufacturer says. Larry Pinto On Feb 6, 2010, at 4:27 AM, [email protected] wrote: > ST2000. No offense intended to the other posts, the 1000 is a little > under powered for the C27. And the 2000 will use less power because > it takes less time to make corrections. > Hardtack Calvert Marina Solomon's Island, Maryland 27' Catalina (#3401M77H) [email protected] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
