Autopilot head upgrade

[harvey38]

Does anyone know if an Autohelm ST7000 head be replaced with a Raymarine P70s head without upgrading the rest of the gubbins?

I'm just about to start a complete panel refit and the Autohelm unit looks a bit 80s to say the least :-(

 

[ChromeDome]

Spend a minute checking Orca

Connects all NMEA devices abnd add a two-way wifi interface to Andoid tablets et al, for these to display and control e.g. your autopilot.
Interesting charc features, very fast autorouting taking motor/sail into consideration.

Their roadmap is pretty fast , new stuff added frequently.

And, not that it matters , less expensive. Made in Norway.

 

[ithet]

Does anyone know if an Autohelm ST7000 head be replaced with a Raymarine P70s head without upgrading the rest of the gubbins?

I'm just about to start a complete panel refit and the Autohelm unit looks a bit 80s to say the least :-(

If you down load the manuals from the Raymarine site that contain a useful cross-reference of what can control what.

 

[harvey38]

Thanks CD but got MFDs (1 x 16" for nav/radar and 2 x 5.7" for engine instruments), ideally I just need/want to upgrade the AP head.

 

[ithet]

So, this link will hopefully take you straight to the manual.
p70s Manual

But here is the relevant page, compatibility depends on what autopilot system unit you have :




BTW the P70 does more than just control the autopilot, it can re-display most of your instrument data - wind, speed etc (via ST1-STng convertor in your case I expect)

 

[KompetentKrew]

I would bet the P70 on its own is about £500, whereas the EV-100 core pack, which includes one, starts around £1400. It would probably be most cost-effective to also replace the ACU and sensor, and sell off the drive which is included in the core pack.

EDIT: the P70 is £629.95 at MarineChandlery.com or £669.99 at Compass24!!

 

[harvey38]

Interesting, I have an S1 so it is compatible, thanks for the input, very much appreciated