rgano
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2007
- Messages
- 5,187
- Location
- Panama City area
- Vessel Name
- FROLIC
- Vessel Make
- Mainship 30 Pilot II since 2015. GB-42 1986-2015. Former Unlimited Tonnage Master
Expanding on my earlier.....I installed a SP-70 unit on my cable-steered Grand Banks in 2013. Reusing the big electric drive motor of the old Benmar analog AP was a great cost savings. I bought the services of a local marine electronics guy to bench check the motor for usefulness and to attach a couple of pigtails to it which would connect to the Sitex SP-70 I bought through him for 2400 bucks. He came to the boat to do a site check, and was available in case I needed him once I had the unit installed. I did not need him and enjoyed the AP linked to my Garmin plotter for a couple of years before selling the boat. Total cost was less than 3000 bucks.