Auto pilot advice

[Iriegal]

Hey all - I've been sailing my new (to me) Oday 272 wing keel for about two months now. I really love this boat, but I've noticed that she does not hold true to course unless I man the tiller at all times. I single-hand so this is a challenge I've got to remedy asap. I tried rigging a homemade tiller tamer, but it just didn't handle the way I wanted it to. I've decided to buy an auto pilot, and I think I've got my choices narrowed down to the Raymarine ST2000+. Does anyone have any input on this for Odays? I'm just concerned that it's not strong enough to handle the tiller to my boat. Any advice on tuning that might help?

Thanks!

 

[Ward H]

I put one on my 25 and I love it. Not I got it tuned properly because it doesn't always behave when doing an auto tack but it holds a course good.

I could have gone with the ST1000 but the 2000 is supposedly built better and recommended by most posters.