| I Own a SIMRAD Autopilot
I own a 47 ft. Dutch built vessel. It is a steel Colin Archer. The steering is Whitlock Mumba system. I purchased the vessel with Whitlock Autopilot. The Fluxgate compass died so I replaced the system with SIMRAD. I did a lot of research before I purchased the SIMRAD. SIMRAD used to be Roberts. I worked on a lot of BIG boats and they all had Roberts Autopilots. The Whitlock Autopilot used a DC Motor direct coupled to the Mumba system which is rack and pinion drive. The SIMRAD coupled to the DC Motor without any modifications. It has worked flawless for three years. Both in San Francisco Bay and traveling north to Juneau Alaska in off shore waters. We had an ALPHA onboard first when we moved the boat out of San Carlos, Mexico to San Francisco. It was dumb as the man said but it drew far less current than the SIMRAD does. I like my SIMRAD and that is what counts. Thanks JL
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