I will be
buying a new
autopilot and would like some information about the two types that I am looking at. I have a
autohelm 6000 rotary drive now so I will be
buying a
raymarine. The place that I will be buying the replacemant from thinks I should replace it with a
Raymarine type 2
linear drive. It will cost $500 more to do but they say that if I have a cable break the
autopilot will still
work because it is connected to the
rudder shaft. The ease of replacing what I have with the raymarine type 2 rotary also has appeal and I was happy with the way the old unit worked. Is the linear worth the extra
work?