Auto Pilot

[GLF]

I am hoping to add an auto pilot to my boat for next season. The boat is a 27' Sea Ray Amberjack with twin v-6's.

Any recommendation for an auto pilot?

[Ginwithtonic]

Your wife?
ROFLMAO

[J J Mac]

I have the Raymarine ST6001 S1G Hydraulic Inboard Pack on my Tiara 2700 (twin inboards, hydraulic steering) and have been real happy with it. I have run it for two years with absolutely no problem. I have had two other autopilots before and this is by far the best.

I also have the same unit only for outboards on a Pursuit 2670 with twin F200 Yamaha outboards (hydraulic steering) and it has been OK too. This was the first year for this auto pilot. We did have a problem with the Gyro Compass on the Pursuit this fall but it is being sent in to Raymarine and I'm sure they will replace it.

I would go with Raymarine again. I put the auto pilot on the Tiara and my son put it on the Pursuit. Takes some time!

[HitMan]

We have the Raymarine ST8002 on the 31' Tiara, Hit Man. We just got it installed last summer, when it was released. This is the largest autopilot available from Raymarine, as we opted to get the larger one for an extra couple hundred dollars.

I have used many different autopilots and I have to say this is the best one yet. It worked perfectly everyday all summer long. It held perfect in 4-6' waves and sometimes bigger. Overall, I would never reccommend another autopilot other than Raymarine.

[spoonfed]

JJ Mac, i have a 26' Pursuit with a single i/o. I have a Raymarine that mounts on the steering wheel, I cant remember the number, but every so often it will just quit and turn to the right. Would that be the gyro?

[caznik]

Your wife?
ROFLMAO

Find a hot chick:lol:

[J J Mac]

Spoonfed -I think Raymarine has discontinued this model. You can still get technical help by calling 1-800-539-5539.

[Jason Adam]

JJ Mac, i have a 26' Pursuit with a single i/o. I have a Raymarine that mounts on the steering wheel, I cant remember the number, but every so often it will just quit and turn to the right. Would that be the gyro?

You probably have a SportPilot or SportPilot Plus. Neither were particulary great for larger boats or for trolling. They are really touchy. It seems once you get them setup right, they work alright, but the ones I used and friends were always breaking down. See if there is something near the fluxgate compass(what you are refering to as the gyro) that would be causing some sort of EMI (electromagnetic interference) when the boat makes its sudden turns. Anything electrical in close proxcimity to that compass will throw it off. Bilge pumps are notorious for it.

For the record I use, and have installed 4 more, Simrad AP14. In my opinion, the best AP on the market in its price range.

[GLF]

One of my engines has a power steering pump, and the other does not. Will the auto pilot work correctly with either engine?

[Dv8oR]

I'm just thinking out loud here and have more car knowledge then boats but.....


If in fact the motor with the p/s pump isn't running, you don't have p/s anyway, So.... I would think since the autopilot actually controls the wheel at the helm doesn't matter p/s or not!

Someone help us here......!!!

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[muskybob]

Find a hot chick:lol:

All I can find are discontinued models. :rolleyes:

:D

[Dv8oR]

All I can find are discontinued models. :rolleyes:

:D



ROFLMFAO

[marijo]

Hello
The Raymarine 6001 does'nt control the steering, it just disengage the steering an give oil pressure directly to your cylinder controling your I/O.
If you had this type of P/S, you need to transfer to an Hydraulic steering like an Seastar.
Go a this address and follow your boat set up, you will understand pretty easy the way to do it.

http://ww2.seastarsteering.com/

My set up is :
Raymarine 6001
seastar teleflex steering pump
seastar cylinder
Raymarine S100 remote control
and an stainless rod for controlling my kicker,


and I am not really satisfied of it. Not because the autopilot does'nt work, it's just because when you get used to it, you want to add gadget, as I did.
And as I add an Raymarine S100 remote control, I was surprised to see that all the feature of the S100 were not supported by the 6001.
As it is an pretty expensive expense, I need to stay with it, and if I was better concelled I had probably buyed a couple hundred more expensive item to get all those fishing feature.
Be sure to get advise from an autorised distributor of Raymarine to get all the infos before buying as you will get stuck for a long period with it.
Remember to tell him that it is for a fishing boat, to get all the fishing patern included in some pilot, but not on the 6001.
my 2c

Marijo

[Dot Net]

I have a TR-1 Gladiator on my Baha 277GLE it is hooked to the 8.1 I/O and my 20 horse kicker is tied to the outdrive with an ez steer and the gladiator trolls perfect, keeps us within 1 degree.

[Rayman96]

The Gladiator is a division of Garmin. Here is the link below.

http://www.nautamatic.com/

Hope this helps in your quest.

[wallyandre]

You absolutly need a hydraulic steering to run those AP. There is some models that can be run with a power steering and they are: Raymarine Sport Pilot (not very good and discontinued) and the Simrad AP 11 R or the AP 14R; but they are actually out of production and Simrad are suppose to come with something in a near future.