On our recent
delivery from the Chesapeake to St John USVI we decided that an
autopilot should be fitted to the
hunter 34 that was the
project boat.
Some of you will have read about the
delivery from hell, but more of that in another thread.
We purchased a
Raymarine spx5 smartpilot for the voyage with the intention of transferring it to our own cat when we got to St John.
The pilot lasted 4 days before dropping it's inner working ball bearings on the
deck and seizing almost solid, which meant removing the
wheel to remove the pilot while at sea, not my favorite option but the only one available.
Sent the Smartpilot back to
Raymarine in NH and three weeks later they have contacted to say that they will replace under warrenty the unit and all I have to cover is the post.
Seems like a result to me!
Well done Raymarine for doing it right the first time.
Happy customer.
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