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Author	Topic:   Auto pilot on Verado
handn	posted 09-07-2004 01:59 PM ET (US)         Since Verados have automobile type power steering, what is the preferred auto pilot installlation for them?
bocaspiff	posted 09-09-2004 08:15 AM ET (US)             Look at the Nautamatic Gladiator TR-1. It is an autopilot that uses a gyro rather than a linear feedback mechanism. Also it is the only one that works with the Verado system that I know of. Ryan Haines Midnight Express Powerboats 954-868-2028
Chuck Tribolet	posted 09-09-2004 01:49 PM ET (US)             I thought the Verado's electro-hydraulic steering was fly-by-wire, that is, the steering wheel sent electrical signals to the steering system at the motor. That's NOT how car powersteering works -- cars have a power assist to a mechanical steering system. Chuck
Plotman	posted 09-09-2004 09:34 PM ET (US)             Why wouldn't a Raymarine Sportpilot+ work? The drive unit juat mounts over the steering wheel shaft and under the wheel, and it turns the wheel for you. Not sure if it would need the rudder position indicator, or not, but I can;t imagine it would be hard to set up. David
handn	posted 09-14-2004 11:36 AM ET (US)             Will a Sport Pilot work with a tilt steering wheel?

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