autopilots

Hi all, I got a Raymarine X-10 corepack and I need to get a Type 1 drive to go with it... anyone gone this route on an '84 E38? wondering if I need the linear drive or the rotary.... best, David

Hello All, I was on a Niagara 35 today that had a Alpha Marine Systems www.alphamarinesystems.com autopilot installed. It was recently electronically updated but still using the original linear drive, etc. and working flawlessly. Not too bad from a system that was new in 1984.... While the...

Several months ago there was a thread about different autopilots for tiller steered boats. Several members had purchased different models/mfg's. Would you folks be able to provide a little feedback on their performance. I think Simrad and Raymarine were the 2 favorite. I'm in the market for one...

I searched on autopilots and found a few threads but not a lot on user experiences (good or bad) with different types of autopilots. I've got a 32-3 with an old ST3000 autopilot. I'm looking to replace it and have been reading about the ST4000 MKII and the Simrad WP30. My focus has been on...

Does anyone have any opinion on the new MKII drive for the autohelm 4000. It is "rated" to 18,700. My 38-200 has a 14,000 plus gear displacement. I do a fair amount of coastal Florida cruising with an occasional trip to the keys and Dry Tortugas. "Serious" cruising is several years away. I was...

I have an Autohelm ST400+ wheelpilot on my E-32. Installed and calibrated per the owner's manual, seems to work ok, but I think that it could be improved. 1 Does anyone know if there are publications or websites which discuss: Theory of operation. Strategies for optimization. 2 Can...