If you want a rock solid easy to understand AP check out the WH AP-4 system.
The panel is not cute plastic but it is extremely reliable and has just
about all the bells and whistles. WH APs are pretty standard on a lot of
Alaskan fishing boats. Dashew swears by them if that means anything and if
you are into high tech navigation it works with Stan Honey's polar optimizer
software. Best of all when you call you are very likely talking to Wil Hamm
the owner.

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Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Gordon" wrote in message
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Who makes a good autopilot that doesn't use a propriatory bus? Need a
plain vanilla type nmea type.
Thanks
Gordon
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