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• Choosing an Autopilot
  • I'll be interested
    • Do you use the"steer to apparent wind"
      • I use "steer to apparent wind" about 50% of the time
        • Thanks Larry!
        • I never use 'steer to wind'
          • OK, sounds like a Nay vote
          • We use it with apparent wind predominantly when sailing
            • I'm starting to think
              • For you...
                • I'm planning to use the x-30
          • Not connected
            • Same here. Thought about NEMAing it in, but never bothered.
              • I understand having the pilot
                • The raymarine steer-to-wind function sounds an alert
            • connected but not used much
              • Does steer-to-waypoint use GPS COG or heading?
                • Usually it uses the cross track and causes a turn-to-port or turn-to starboard action?
                  • Depends on the autopilots program
                • COG
                • uses COG from GPS nm
              • I plan to connect my CP180
  • We have recently gone through this
    • Thanks Mark!
      • AP components
        • Thanks! Sounds like a good combo.
    • Any hull damage Mark?
      • No hull damage
        • Glad to hear it
          • We were aboard
            • Glad no one was hurt
  • Alpha Autopilots and Shipping?
    • Well Ron, I did appreciate