KM... 783 Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 Had both Simrad 32 and Raymarine 1000 and 2000. Found no discernible difference between brands. Tend to use the 2000 the most as it is the fastest. The Ray 1000 has been swimming at least twice but it still works fine....much to everyones surprise. The 32 died when a drunk fell on it bending it in half. If you buy one new I'd consider some extra waterproofing, maybe by spraying a few coats of Soft Seal, or something like that but better, all over it. Water ingress does seem to be the most common killer of tiller pilots. aardvarkash10 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 749 Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 If you seal it completely, that will kill it prematurely. The issue is both heat and cooling changing internal pressure, but also the volume change when the rod moves in and out. There is an internal rubber bellows/seal that moves to allow for this. If you seal it, it won’t move. aardvarkash10 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex TL systems 57 Posted October 23 Report Share Posted October 23 I protected my 2000 with a simple cover roughly made from clear plastic like dodger clears. Keeps rain and spray off and you can still see and operate the buttons etc. aardvarkash10 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Above-the-Fold 9 Posted October 27 Report Share Posted October 27 ATF had Autohelm instruments aboard, so when the fluxgate compass/control head failed, we went with Raymarine. New EV-1 sensor unit and P70s control head. The original drive unit was just fine and is going strong. Can't recall its model but it does not have controls on it; it was driven by the control head. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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