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Forum: Marine Electronics

01-05-2021, 19:35

Replies: 22

Help with autopilot

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Posted By skipmac

Re: Help with autopilot

I've to the Garmin plotter (upgraded from a 740 to a 920) and radar and very happy with both. Which radar did you go with? I had a hard time deciding between the HD or Fantom. Went with the...

Forum: Marine Electronics

01-05-2021, 07:17

Replies: 22

Help with autopilot

Views: 2,573

Posted By skipmac

Re: Help with autopilot

Crazy Ivan. I love it.

Interesting you find the AP difficult to use. I've had a couple of Garmin GPSs and find them (mostly) intuitive and rarely use the manual.

When I researched a new AP I...

Forum: Marine Electronics

30-04-2021, 14:47

Replies: 22

Help with autopilot

Views: 2,573

Posted By skipmac

Re: Help with autopilot

Since my experience with APs comes from the olden days when all they could do is hold a compass course I could live with that. What's more important to me is how well the AP holds the course,...

Forum: Marine Electronics

26-04-2021, 17:03

Replies: 22

Help with autopilot

Views: 2,573

Posted By skipmac

Re: Help with autopilot

First, I have found tech support from Navico (parent company to B&G and Simrad) to be excellent. Most calls I was connected quickly to a very knowledgeable tech (probably an engineer from his...

Forum: Marine Electronics

26-04-2021, 10:21

Replies: 22

Help with autopilot

Views: 2,573

Posted By skipmac

Re: Help with autopilot

I have a 42' boat with a barn door rudder which takes a bit of work so being of the mind that in this situation more is better I went with the NAC3. The 2 might have worked but I was right at the...

Forum: Marine Electronics

26-04-2021, 08:56

Replies: 22

Help with autopilot

Views: 2,573

Posted By skipmac

Re: Help with autopilot

By the way, I also have a Garmin plotter and B&G instruments and all seem to play well together.

Forum: Marine Electronics

26-04-2021, 08:54

Replies: 22

Help with autopilot

Views: 2,573

Posted By skipmac

Re: Help with autopilot

Agree. JEFA seems to have a great reputation and, as you say, make many of the drives sold by other AOP makers.

However I didn't see a JEFA that was identical to the Ray linear mechanical so I...

Forum: Marine Electronics

26-04-2021, 08:39

Replies: 22

Help with autopilot

Views: 2,573

Posted By skipmac

Re: Help with autopilot

My boat came with an old Alpha AP that immediately died, except for the drive. The drive was a Raymarine Linear Mechanical drive, type 1. I highly recommend the drive. If yours was similar but...

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