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Old 12-13-2018, 07:43 PM   #10
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Auto pilot

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Originally Posted by Larry M View Post
If the pump is sized correctly, you should be able to re-use that. When we installed the Simrad AP24 in 2009, we kept the installed pump after checking the brushes. We still haven’t had to mess with it after 15,000 miles.

The pump was unbranded. The old system was a Robertson. We sold the remote, computer and one control head on EBay for over $1,000. It made the upgrade pretty painless.
This system is a Robertson, taken over by simrad I expect. As it worked fine before calamity I assume the motor is the right size.
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