My cousin went to buy a self steering device for his 28ft stell yacht
last week. The mechanical type, an arm that expands and contracts and
it attached to the tiller, uses 1 amp approx.

Price was about $600 Aust ($400 US)... good so far.


When he asked if it would work on a steel yacht they said no and
refused to sell it to him, presumably the steel would affect the
electronic comapss in the unit.

Has anyone with a steel boat found this to be so?

The other alternative is a unit with a separate compass, where the
compass would be placed high on the mast, but these are many times
more expensive.

Comments anyone?

N. Peter Evans