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I installed a Simrad wheel pilot on Que Linda about 5 years ago.  It has worked well except for one time when I was docking and it locked up on me.  I wasn't able to disengage the wheel so I literally ripped the autopilot apart.  The US distributor for Simrad is nearby in Lynnwood, WA and I took it there for repair.  The replied that, yeah, they knew about the problem and had a quick repair for it.  I was a little put out that they hadn't recalled the lot, but they did fix it at no charge.

If I were a bit richer, I would really think about a below deck autopilot.  The pedestal on my boat is only 3 inches in diameter and there is movement in the pedestal when the autopilot drives the wheel.

Back to the Simrad, I am amazed that my Garmin GPS drives with my RayMarine chartplotter which is able to drive my Simrad autopilot.

Phil Gay
C38 049 Que Linda
Everett, WA


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From: "Les Howell" <hlhowell at pacbell.net> 

Hi, Everyone,
    My trusty WP4000 has bought the farm and left me without an OTTO for JACE.  Has anyone used the SIMRAD WP32? or are there some other recommendations?

Regards,
Les H
Les Howell
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