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Art,
Slow speed trolling with an autopilot on a small boat like yours can be a problem on days where you have a bit of a sea, and wind, to contend with. Now when you talk about slow speed I assume your talking about 2 to 4 knots. As the speed increases, and the boat gets bigger, it's less of a problem. Your best bet is to ask people that have the same boat as yours if they have had problems, what system they have and how fast they troll. Don't feel too bad, I've run some larger boats that have a problem with this as well, they just don't run slow enough on two engines, you have to troll on one engine. All it takes is one wave at the right time and your back to manual fighting the boat. I've even seen them change props late in the season (smaller wheel or less pitch) so they can slow troll with both engines in gear. So if a system works OK most of the time, your probably doing better than most. |
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