wheel autopilot

[normntwrk]

Has anyone installed a wheel type autopilot on a 36 ft Albin ? We had one on our 41 ft gulfstar sailboat and it worked well, it was similar to this one

http://tinyurl.com/bg5cnfy



We were thinking of mounting it on the upper steering station as there is a little more room to mount it to the wheel

Does anyone know of a reason why it wouldn't work ?

Thanks
Norm

[jleonard]

You most likely have hydraulic steering (Hynautic). If that's the case a wheeled pilot won't work well.
For that kind of $$ you can get the Sitex SP-70 hydraulic unit. I have that one and it works perfectly.

[meridian]

I also installed the SP-70 last summer. Plug and play (almost).

[Despacio]

I sent my old Benmar Course Setter 21 in for a rebuild and am ready for another 30 years of service. I really like the simplicity of it, and it does a great job.