![]() ![]() ![]() It was pretty near flawless, but then so was its predecessor. It now knows not only what direction we are going, but also how fast we are being turned and reacts proportionally. The old fluxgate compass has been replaced with a rate-fluxgate compass according to the manual. I've only put 200 miles on the new one, but it seemed a bit better in a following sea than its predecesor. When it finally broke this year-reinforcing my 15 year replacement rule- and couldn't be repaired because Robertson no longer supported it (now 2+ generations obsolete) I went with a Simrad AP25. I finally replaced it about 15 years ago with a Robertson. I had it for many years and it gave good service, although it required more and more TLC each year. I think Bendix may have become Cetrek-Benmar at some time. I started out in 1966 with a Bendix autopilot. ![]()
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