Below-deck autohelm

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McZube

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Apr 5, 2012
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Hunter 31 Chesapeake Bay, MD
I have a 1984 Hunter 31 with an Edson pedestal. Can anyone make recommendations for a below-deck autohelm?

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Tim R.

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May 27, 2004
3,626
Caliber 40 Long Range Cruiser Portland, Maine
I am very happy with my Simrad HLD2000 drive unit and Garmin GHP12 AP.
 

zeehag

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Mar 26, 2009
3,198
1976 formosa 41 yankee clipper santa barbara. ca.(not there)
i am very happy with my simrad hdl 2000 autopilot on my formosa 41... works well in high winds---is perfect match for this boat.
 

capta

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Jun 4, 2009
5,075
Pearson 530 Admiralty Bay, Bequia SVG
There is no better small boat autopilot today than the Robertson. Now owned by Simrad, their whole line of pilots cannot be beat. Contact whoever you are going to have install it and go from there.
A good autopilot is an indispensable extra hand aboard; a cheap, unreliable one is only slightly less than useless.
 

Tim R.

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May 27, 2004
3,626
Caliber 40 Long Range Cruiser Portland, Maine
I had a Robertson 300 and it started acting very unreliably. The compass was failing and it was going to cost $750+ to replace. I still have all the other working bits if anyone is interested.
 

NYSail

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Jan 6, 2006
3,181
Beneteau 423 Mt. Sinai, NY
And what about Alpha Marine out of Washington State. One came with my boat... pretty hardy unit.
 
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