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Going offshore, looking to do Panama -> French Polynesia -> Australia. I know a windvane is probably what I should be looking at, but I'm wondering if some of you rely only on autopilots even for offshore.
I'm the barebones type and would be running strictly the autopilot on batteries. No radar, stero, fridge, etc... I don't mind burning a little bit of petrol for a few hours here and there, just don't feel like running my engine or the generator 24/7. I've heard solar panels only really produce about 20% of their rated output, and that just doesn't cut it.
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