Autopilot. Linear mecanic Raymarine T1 or T2?

[TONICK]

Dear Friends. My Moody Eclipse 33 is mounting a Raymarine Linear Hidraulic T2 unit. It have a wonderfull performance but really too much power consumption. I am planning to mount a Linear mecanic one but I dont want to loose this escelent performance. Do you think T! unit is enough or would you install a T2 unit?

Thank you very much for your Help?

 

[pvb]

The Type 1 linear drive should easily cope.

 

[Graham376]

The Type 1 linear drive should easily cope.

+1

Type 1 works fine on my 38ft 9 ton boat.

 

[DJE]

Check for stiff rudder bearings if autopilot power consumption is very high. The ram on mine kept overheating until I cleaned and re-greased the bearings.

 

[LadyInBed]

The Type 1 linear drive should easily cope.

:encouragement:
Assuming that the hydraulic version has a similar spec to the 12v version.

 

[pvb]

:encouragement:
Assuming that the hydraulic version has a similar spec to the 12v version.

Isn't he planning to fit a 12v mechanical linear drive?

 

[moomba]

Isn't he planning to fit a 12v mechanical linear drive?

Hee He yes he is
But to OP type one is plenty , I am using type 2 linear for an 11 tonne boat un laden at 12.6 metres and that is on the border for type 1 and 2 but an going Ocean sailing so went large.

 

[LadyInBed]

Isn't he planning to fit a 12v mechanical linear drive?

Rereading OP you could be right.
Interesting how we interpret mechanical.

 

[moomba]

Rereading OP you could be right.
Interesting how we interpret mechanical.

there are 2 drives one is 12 v linear drive which can be called the mechanical one and the other one is the hydraulic unit which uses hydraulic fluid this is the one the op wants to replace and is rather oversised for for his boat

 

[TONICK]

Dear Friends. Thank you very much for your comments! Question is that T1 to T2 have a small price diference, but is announced that T2 have almost the double of consumption. Just dont want to be short....