I have a Navico tiller pilot on my 27 footers
The making of components are outsourced to China and about.
The enemies number one of tiller pilots is the humidity.
You have to pick up a design that is well sealed and have a waterproof
breathing hole. The inside compass has to be well shielded to avoid any
electro magnetic interference with your radio and other electronic
components.
The response time is crucial. With a 27 footer when in choppy waves and
high wind you need a fast response time.
On long distant trip I bring my old tiller pilot as a spare, with the Navico
I never had to use it.


"Chris" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am currently looking at tiller pilots for a 27 footer, and am
deciding between the Simrad TP10 and Raymarine ST1000+
Tiller Pilot A12004.

What I found on them says that both are not really waterproof,
the TP10 is said to be faster and stronger, but lacks interfaces
to other navigation electronics. Both are made by subsidiaries
of weapon manufacturers.

As they seem both equally bad in water resistance and pedigree,
I am leaning towards the TP10. I am not planning to connect it to
other gadgets, I like the "faster and stronger" promise, and hope
that Scandinavian maritime engineering for the professional fishing
fleet beats American for recreational boating.

Am I missing other important points here, or are there other
products I should consider?


Thanks!