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    Woes of a wheel pilot

    Jul 19, 2019 3 minutes
    JOHN ASHFORD

    I HAVE seen many a complaint about the Raymarine Wheel Pilot ST4000 MkII where it has not performed to expectation, is fragile and easily broken.

    My experience is very different after I have installed a Raymarine Wheel Pilot as part of the EV100 Autopilot package to a Fusion 40 sailing catamaran. This is obviously undersized for the boat, as it so proved; the Wheel Pilot, though, performed beyond my expectations.

    This install was meant to be an

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