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Automatic Autopilot Gallery

Submitted by Capt. Bill Pike on Fri, 2009-05-22 07:42

A perfect interface between old and new. Thanks to her Simrad AP28, my 21-year-old Betty steers a straight, hands-free course.

Installing the mechanicals (motor, sprocket, etc.) was the toughest part of the job.

The rudder-feedback device (left) is actuated via a rod from the rudder post.

The author inputs a route on the Garmin chartplotter for Betty Jane’s new AP28 autopilot.

Check out the time- and labor-saving Slim Line connectors.

Simrad hard at work, navigating a route.

One of the autopilot’s easy-reading setup screens

The installation of the RC42 rate-technology-enhanced fluxgate compass required that Redmond find a relatively deviation-free zone onboard the Betty Jane.

Redmond searches for a sensible spot to mount the Simrad Course Computer.

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