EP 30 New Autopilot

yeah! new autopilot arrived, in this video I will install the new unit and get it working!

[@andyl8025]

Nice walkthrough and analysis of the failure point of the old one! My recently acquired boat has an old Raymarine auto-pilot that doesn't work anymore. I'll be looking to fix or replace soon.

[@TRCAdventures]

Congratulations on the new boat! The wheel pilot drive unit is definitely a week point in the system, their decision to use plastic as the main structural component is unfortunate as time out in the elements with degrade the plastic, and it will eventually fail. They do make replacement parts, but the newer electronic components seemed worth the upgrade, and they will also work with other drive units if you ever upgrade the system. The new unit works much better than the older unit, I will be doing more ocean testing to see how it handles different sea states and weather conditions. Thanks for checking out the video.

[@1025gdavies]

Enjoying all your technical videos- keep it up!

[@TRCAdventures]

Thank you!

[@TheAlaskaTrucker]

Really interesting stuff!

[@TRCAdventures]

Thanks Dawson!