I'm strongly considering getting a Raymarine St1000+ for my '22 this year. It looks like one of the previous owners had one (definitely different model), as there's a hole in the starboard hatch with a metal insert epoxied in and what looks like a power connector on the side of the hull just above it. I'm considering mounting the autopilot in the same place, or at least close to it. We don't really open that hatch when we're underway 99% of the time, and it'd save me from having to make a bracket from the sidewall for it.
Wondering if anyone else has mounted theirs this way, and if I'll need an extension for the tiller pilot. My boat is under a tarp in the backyard, but I'd have to strap on the snow shoes to get to it and dig out around it to be able to remove the tarp (snow is up well over the water-line). Trying to order what I need before the season starts so that once the weather finally cooperates I don't have to wait for shipping, etc. Thanks
Wondering if anyone else has mounted theirs this way, and if I'll need an extension for the tiller pilot. My boat is under a tarp in the backyard, but I'd have to strap on the snow shoes to get to it and dig out around it to be able to remove the tarp (snow is up well over the water-line). Trying to order what I need before the season starts so that once the weather finally cooperates I don't have to wait for shipping, etc. Thanks