Danforth Autopilot
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Afraid you're out of luck
Danforth no longer exists as a company...it was sold several times in the last 20 years. The only two products left that still have the Danforth brand name are their anchors and a compass. Your autopilot was discontinued sometime in the early '80s...no parts have been available for at least 10 years (prob'ly even longer than that), nor does any literature or manuals for it still exist. Your only hope MIGHT be to google Danforth autopilot, which should bring up some older trawlers for sale that include it in the equipment list...then try to contact the seller to see if he has the same model and a manual for it. If the boat has been owned for years by the same old crock, the odds are good that he'll have a manual...'cuz us old folks typically know the value of equipment manuals and tend to keep 'em.
Danforth no longer exists as a company...it was sold several times in the last 20 years. The only two products left that still have the Danforth brand name are their anchors and a compass. Your autopilot was discontinued sometime in the early '80s...no parts have been available for at least 10 years (prob'ly even longer than that), nor does any literature or manuals for it still exist. Your only hope MIGHT be to google Danforth autopilot, which should bring up some older trawlers for sale that include it in the equipment list...then try to contact the seller to see if he has the same model and a manual for it. If the boat has been owned for years by the same old crock, the odds are good that he'll have a manual...'cuz us old folks typically know the value of equipment manuals and tend to keep 'em.
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