Another autopilot question

[tort]

I have researching some of the posts on here about autopilots. I have a sundancer 270 that I was thinking of putting an autopilot on. I recieved a quote from north shore marina in grand haven to install the raymarine x10 corepack along with the st6002 control head and an octopus drive. I have never heard of the octopus drive. Does anybody have any experience good or bad with this?? If I upgraded to the 7000 series head control I would have the ability to do different fishing patterns. The different fishing patterns sound gimmicky to me.....but maybe I have been really lazy when I steer and they ARE worthwhile.

Thanks in advance

Doug

[Boltman]

I am thinking about the same unit and I have a friend in Ludington that installed it on his own boat, and loves it... He's getting me a list of everything I'd need to do the install myself also, but I'm thinking about having it professionally done.

Robert

Boltman

[MY2SONS]

I have researching some of the posts on here about autopilots. I have a sundancer 270 that I was thinking of putting an autopilot on. I recieved a quote from north shore marina in grand haven to install the raymarine x10 corepack along with the st6002 control head and an octopus drive. I have never heard of the octopus drive. Does anybody have any experience good or bad with this?? If I upgraded to the 7000 series head control I would have the ability to do different fishing patterns. The different fishing patterns sound gimmicky to me.....but maybe I have been really lazy when I steer and they ARE worthwhile.

Thanks in advance

Doug

I was told a while back that the design is pretty good, but they're for cable steering boats. Your 27' Sundancer isn't hydraulic steering?

[tort]

I was told a while back that the design is pretty good, but they're for cable steering boats. Your 27' Sundancer isn't hydraulic steering?

I don't believe it is....hydraulic steering was an option on that year of sundancer. I honestly have not looked at it yet. Its in winter storage at grand haven and northshore marina looked at it and quoted me the setup stated above.

[1mainiac]

The Octipus drive is decent lots of AP's have used them however at 27 ft your pushing the limit on how well it will control the boat mine is a 26 and several guys suggested I pass on it. Including one of the guys who wanted to sell me the system as he said it would be marginal on my boat. If you have hyd steering look at the Garmin system.