T&T: New Autopilot for 1990 Marine Trader 36 sundeck

[Peter Bennett]

If you were happy with the operation of the autopilot before it
failed, you should investigate replacing just the pump - should be a
lot cheaper and easier than replacing the whole system. You may be
able to use a Raymarine or other make pump with your Simrad
electronics.

Whether it is a DIY job or not depends, as usual, on your
experience/comfort dealing with the hydraulic plumbing and electrical
issues. I've installed two Raymarine hydraulic pilots (on different
boats) with no problems.

I have a Raymarine S1 pilot on my 31ft boat - it works fine by itself,
steering by compass, but is unusable trying to follow GPS
instructions, either from PC program or from a Raymarine C-80 display,
but I may not have everything set up correctly.

Friday, May 2, 2008, 2:41:36 PM, Bob/Myrna wrote:

BMS> Need to replace original Simrad AP (doesn't work and smoke comes out of pump
BMS> until it blows fuse.)
BMS> 1. Brands, models to look at?
BMS> 2. Current AP has 2 sending stations, junction box, fluxgate compass and pump
BMS> .  Do all components get replaced?
BMS> 3.  Is it a DIY job or??
BMS> Bob Siegel Annapolis


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Peter Bennett, VE7CEI    Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Ennos 31 "Honeycomb"
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