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Holey Crap Batman..... 
In Response To: Justin where did you buy your NKE unit? ()
() I just checked the price on an NKE autopilot for our boat and it's almost pennies shy of 8k plus then the time and potential cost of installation. Plus then what would one need to carry for spares.
The beauty of the Wind Vane just keeps shining on. 
Ciao
Messages In This Thread
- Auto-pilot or wind vane?
- RIGHT ON!!
- Yep, if you're going to be out there...
- Update: we got the autopilot working.
- Windvane no ka oi
- A windvane wouldn't help the catamaran
- Mark, Sorry, I must say....
- I guess we have different experiences
- It would be fun to....
- You seem to discount the fact that many boats simply cannot use a windvane
- I do not....
- I'm simply not wired for your type of logic
- I'm simply not wired for your type of logic
- Wait, Wait, Wait...
- Our J/120 is another boat for Mark's case
- I do not....
- You seem to discount the fact that many boats simply cannot use a windvane
- It would be fun to....
- I guess we have different experiences
- You know at least two.
- Like anything else a lot depends on the
- Mark, Sorry, I must say....
- WOW - Quite a discussion...
- C'mon, people - check the archives... tillerman settled this debate once and for all years ago.... (grin)
- Jon, what's filling your cockpit foot well in that pic?
- Looks like a reflection on his lens filter?
- Tillerman always did add excitment to a discussion. LOL
- I should probably been clearer in my original post.
- Nice to see you back here, Dan...
- You misread my post
- Please accept my apology.
- p.s. For any still interested in the wind vane discussion.
- One of the more illustrative breakdowns I've ever heard...
- Dan, an interesting observation ....
- Greg, the comments of what they actually see in the anchorage are interesting.
- I appreciate direct talking people
- Mark, you aren't so incompetent to also use roller furling on your cat, are you?
- As I said in....
- I wasn't holding you responsible for his statements Greg
- Alpha Gear
- I think you will agree that....
- Alpha Gear
- I wasn't holding you responsible for his statements Greg
- Mark, you aren't so incompetent to also use roller furling on your cat, are you?
- Greg, the comments of what they actually see in the anchorage are interesting.
- What ever happened to that guy?
- A recent change: autopilots have gotten a LOT better at steering in the last 10 years...
- Jon, what's filling your cockpit foot well in that pic?
- This is better that an anchor thread and a gun thread rolled together...
- RIGHT ON!!