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Old 07-11-2020, 12:54 PM   #1
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Autopilot shopping

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

I am researching autopilot systems for my Sea Ranger 46. She has twin Lehman SP275s and hydraulic steering. I have a Furuno radar and interphase scanning sonar. No chartplotter yet.

I would like a system which can integrate to my existing systems. I would also like a jog stick to control the rudders while the autopilot system is on.

What do you guys have and how do you like it?
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Old 07-11-2020, 01:43 PM   #2
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I can't give any specific guidance on a brand of auto pilot. I have a Raymarine and have been satisfied with it. The one piece of related advice I can give is that you should first see if you can head toward standardizing on ONE manufacturer for key instruments (i.e. autopilot, Radar and MFD). It makes life a LOT simpler for configuration, network connections and, perhaps most importantly, the all-to-frequent software updates.
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Old 07-11-2020, 05:44 PM   #3
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As stated in other threads. If your Radar, MFD and so on is say Garmin, get a Garmin AP that will match your equipment.

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