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Hi Guys & Gals,
for various reasons I have put my yacht on the market and one of the items I am debating about is whether to upgrade the autopilot. The existing Benmar autopilot has been fairly flukey and recently gave us a lot of problems on a three week trip. Existing system is about 30 years old.
Thinking of replacing with a Raymarine system, which will probably be around $3,000 (Oz $) plus $1,000 installation.
The advice from the broker is that there have been some negative comments on the age of the electronics. He suggested that buyers are normally looking for a depthsounder, GPS / Nav system and auto pilot. The first two are already covered.
If the yacht does'nt sell by Xmas I'm planning a 2 week cruise down south where the autopilot will come in handy.
I'm thinking it is a no brainer and I should replace, however interested in any comments / experience people have.
Ilenart
for various reasons I have put my yacht on the market and one of the items I am debating about is whether to upgrade the autopilot. The existing Benmar autopilot has been fairly flukey and recently gave us a lot of problems on a three week trip. Existing system is about 30 years old.
Thinking of replacing with a Raymarine system, which will probably be around $3,000 (Oz $) plus $1,000 installation.
The advice from the broker is that there have been some negative comments on the age of the electronics. He suggested that buyers are normally looking for a depthsounder, GPS / Nav system and auto pilot. The first two are already covered.
If the yacht does'nt sell by Xmas I'm planning a 2 week cruise down south where the autopilot will come in handy.
I'm thinking it is a no brainer and I should replace, however interested in any comments / experience people have.
Ilenart